5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-5000
Apache POI XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability
Description

The XLSX2CSV example in Apache POI before 3.14 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted OpenXML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 5, 2016, 2:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:32 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-5000 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 Apache poi

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-5000 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-5000 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]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.apache.org/list.html?user%40poi.apache.org [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.apache.org/[email protected]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/538981/100/0/threaded [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538981/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996759 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037741 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92100 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 05, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (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://lists.apache.org/[email protected] No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/[email protected] Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/538981/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/538981/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-611
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-5000 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-2016-5000 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.64 }} 0.19%

score

0.79326

percentile

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