CVE-2017-9096

CVSS V2 Medium 6.8 CVSS V3 High 8.8
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2017-9096
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2017-11-08T16:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2020-10-20T22:15:22
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-611 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:itextpdf:itext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 5.5.12
cpe:2.3:a:itextpdf:itext:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:itextpdf:itext:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:itextpdf:itext:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 8.8
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 2.8
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CSNC-2017-017_itext_xml_external_entity_attack.txt Third Party Advisory
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03902en_us Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541483/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9096
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-9096
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 16:22:54 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 22:51:48 2017-11-08T16:29Z 2017-11-08T16:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 22:51:48 2020-10-20T22:15:22 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 22:51:48 Modified Vulnerability Status updated