5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-1789
Apple iBooks Author XXE Injection
Description

Apple iBooks Author before 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an iBooks Author file containing an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

INFO

Published Date :

April 5, 2016, 5:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 3, 2016, 3:23 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-1789 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple ibooks_author
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-1789.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00008.html
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT206224 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-1789 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00008.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 06, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html">CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')</a>
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:ibooks_author:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT206224 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT206224 Advisory
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 05, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.23 }} 0.00%

score

0.59506

percentile

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