CVE-2016-5000
MEDIUM5.5EPSS 0.33%Apache POI's XLSX2CSV Example XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability
Published: 5/13/2022Modified: 4/28/2026
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.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/libapache-poi-javafrom 0
- Maven/org.apache.poi:poi-examplesfrom 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 |