Description

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in XmlMapper in the Data format extension for Jackson (aka jackson-dataformat-xml) allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

June 10, 2016, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 10, 2019, 12:18 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-3720 has a 12 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-3720 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 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Fasterxml jackson-dataformat-xml
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-2016-3720.

URL Resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184561.html Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Python Shell Batchfile

Updated: 2 days, 13 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 14, 2024, 5:56 a.m. This repo has been linked 89 different CVEs too.

None

Python Shell Batchfile

Updated: 3 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 5, 2024, 8:22 a.m. This repo has been linked 89 different CVEs too.

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Makefile Clojure

Updated: 1 year, 2 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 27, 2023, 7:44 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

None

Java

Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago
7 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : May 27, 2023, 11:55 a.m. This repo has been linked 89 different CVEs too.

None

Java

Updated: 1 year ago
3 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Nov. 14, 2022, 2:30 a.m. This repo has been linked 89 different CVEs too.

Automatic monitor github cve using Github Actions

Python

Updated: 2 years, 11 months ago
0 stars 56 fork 56 watcher
Born at : April 7, 2021, 11:16 a.m. This repo has been linked 1007 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 6 months, 2 weeks ago
33 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : March 12, 2021, 12:22 p.m. This repo has been linked 1063 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
17 stars 10 fork 10 watcher
Born at : Jan. 2, 2021, 10:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 1050 different CVEs too.

Secapp

Updated: 2 years, 9 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 26, 2019, 3:56 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Java Security Documents

Updated: 9 months, 2 weeks ago
79 stars 14 fork 14 watcher
Born at : July 3, 2017, 6:14 a.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.

Burp Suite extension for JAX-RS

Python

Updated: 4 weeks, 2 days ago
65 stars 16 fork 16 watcher
Born at : March 11, 2017, 8:38 p.m. This repo has been linked 7 different CVEs too.

National Vulnerability Database dependency checker for Clojure projects

clojure lein-plugin cve-scanning vulnerability-detection

Clojure Makefile

Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago
275 stars 36 fork 36 watcher
Born at : July 28, 2016, 10:47 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-3720 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-3720 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
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.7.3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson-dataformat-xml:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.7.3
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-dataformat-xml/issues/199 [Issue Tracking]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 03, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added Reference https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-dataformat-xml/issues/199
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 03, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184561.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184561.html Third Party Advisory
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 14, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:jackson:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-3720 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-3720 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

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