Apache Software Foundation Apache POI
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 4.59 % · percentile 92 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- apache
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
Apache POI in versions prior to release 3.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a specially crafted OOXML file, aka an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-776 — Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.1 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-78vv-qj73-h9m5 — Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs in Apache POI
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-2955
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2017-5644
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 3.14
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation · Apache POI | affected before 3.15 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |