Vulnerability

CVE-2017-9096
CVSS Score 8.8 high

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-611

[CVE-2017-9096] CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')

Description

The XML parsers in iText before 5.5.12 and 7.x before 7.0.3 do not disable external entities, which might allow remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted PDF.

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