CVE-2017-5992
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Openpyxl
8.2
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.53%
Description
Openpyxl 2.4.1 resolves external entities by default, which allows remote attackers to conduct XXE attacks via a crafted .xlsx document.
How to fix CVE-2017-5992
To remediate CVE-2017-5992, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/openpyxl—upgrade to 2.3.0-3 or later
- —upgrade to 2.4.2 or later
- —upgrade to 2.4.1 or later
Is CVE-2017-5992 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.3.0-3
- from 0, < 2.4.2
- from 0, < 2.4.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:H |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.2 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H |