CVE-2016-9487
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
EpubCheck 4.0.1 does not properly restrict resolving external entities when parsing XML in EPUB files during validation. An attacker who supplies a specially crafted EPUB file may be able to exploit this behavior to read arbitrary files, or have the victim execute arbitrary requests on his behalf, abusing the victim's trust relationship with other entities.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-9487
- Assigner
- cret@cert.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2018-07-13T20:29:01
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-09T23:20:31
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:w3:epubcheck:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94864/ | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/779243 | Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9487 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9487 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:13:36 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 09:52:43 | cert@cert.org | cret@cert.org | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-03 09:52:43 | 2018-07-13T20:29Z | 2018-07-13T20:29:01 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 09:52:43 | 2019-10-09T23:20:31 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 09:52:43 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |