CVE-2016-5000
Apache POI's XLSX2CSV Example XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 4.2%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-5000
To remediate CVE-2016-5000, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —no fix listed
- —upgrade to 3.14 or later
Is CVE-2016-5000 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0
- from 0, < 3.14
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |