7.8high
CVE-2016-4434
Apache Tika does not properly initialize the XML parser or choose handlers
Also known as GHSA-4xr4-4c65-hj7f
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.6%
percentile 89%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Apache Tika before 1.13 does not properly initialize the XML parser or choose handlers, which might allow remote attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via vectors involving (1) spreadsheets in OOXML files and (2) XMP metadata in PDF and other file formats, a related issue to CVE-2016-2175.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
3.57% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.tika:tika-core | <1.13 | 1.13 |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
References
- securityfocus.com /archive/1/538500/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
- mail-archives.apache.org /mod_mbox/tika-dev/201605.mbox/%3C1705136517.1175366.1464278135251.JavaMail.yahoo%40mail.y · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0272.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0248.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0249.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/708d94141126eac03011144a971a6411fcac16d9c248d1d535a39451%40%3Csolr-user.lucen · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4434 · advisory
- github.com /advisories/GHSA-4xr4-4c65-hj7f · advisory
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/708d94141126eac03011144a971a6411fcac16d9c248d1d535a39451@%3Csolr-user.lucene. · web
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-4434
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-4xr4-4c65-hj7f
- NVD: CVE-2016-4434
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