iText RUPS XfaFile.java xml external entity reference

Also known as GHSA-j69f-fgh5-f7mc

Published 3 y ago 2022-12-30 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

5.5

v3.1 · CNA

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

0.8%

percentile 57%

Public exploits

none known

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in iText RUPS. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file src/main/java/com/itextpdf/rups/model/XfaFile.java. The manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. The patch is identified as ac5590925874ef810018a6b60fec216eee54fb32. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-217054 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.82% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
CNA	3.1	5.5	`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`
CNA	3.0	5.5	`CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`
CNA	2.0	5.2	`AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`
CNA	3.1	5.5	`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`
NVD	3.1	9.8	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
CNA	2.0	5.2	`AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`
GitHub	3.1	9.8	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

Affected packages

Ecosystem	Package	Affected	Fixed in
maven	`com.itextpdf:itext-rups`	<=7.0.1	no fix listed

Affected products

iText RUPS

Classification

Weakness

CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

vuldb.com /?id.217054 · vdb-entry, technical-description, x_transferred
vuldb.com /?ctiid.217054 · signature, permissions-required, x_transferred
github.com /itext/rups/commit/ac5590925874ef810018a6b60fec216eee54fb32 · patch, x_transferred
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-20151 · advisory
github.com /itext/rups · package

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2017-20151
GitHub Advisory: GHSA-j69f-fgh5-f7mc
NVD: CVE-2017-20151

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Summary