Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-9096 - XXE vulnerability in Itextpdf Itext

CVSS 8.8 - HIGH

Attack vector

NETWORK

Attack complexity

LOW

Privileges required

NONE

Confidentiality impact

HIGH

Integrity impact

HIGH

Availability impact

HIGH

network

low complexity

itextpdf

CWE-611

NVD

Published: 2017-11-08

Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part	Description	Count
Application	Itextpdf Itextpdf Itext 7.0.0 Itextpdf Itext 7.0.1 Itextpdf Itext 7.0.2 Itextpdf Itext 1.0.0 Itextpdf Itext 1.0.1 Itextpdf Itext 1.0.2 Itextpdf Itext 1.0.3 Itextpdf Itext 1.1.0 Itextpdf Itext 1.1.1 Itextpdf Itext 1.1.2 Itextpdf Itext 1.1.3 Itextpdf Itext 1.1.4 Itextpdf Itext 1.2.0 Itextpdf Itext 1.2.1 Itextpdf Itext 1.2.2 Itextpdf Itext 1.2.3 Itextpdf Itext 1.2.4 Itextpdf Itext 1.3.0 Itextpdf Itext 1.3.1 Itextpdf Itext 1.3.2 Itextpdf Itext 1.3.3 Itextpdf Itext 1.3.4 Itextpdf Itext 1.3.5 Itextpdf Itext 1.3.6 Itextpdf Itext 1.4.0 Itextpdf Itext 1.4.1 Itextpdf Itext 1.4.2 Itextpdf Itext 1.4.3 Itextpdf Itext 1.4.4 Itextpdf Itext 1.4.5 Itextpdf Itext 1.4.6 Itextpdf Itext 1.4.7 Itextpdf Itext 1.4.8 Itextpdf Itext 1.4.9 Itextpdf Itext 2.0.0 Itextpdf Itext 2.0.1 Itextpdf Itext 2.0.2 Itextpdf Itext 2.0.3 Itextpdf Itext 2.0.4 Itextpdf Itext 2.0.5 Itextpdf Itext 2.0.6 Itextpdf Itext 2.0.7 Itextpdf Itext 2.0.8 Itextpdf Itext 2.1.0 Itextpdf Itext 2.1.1 Itextpdf Itext 2.1.2 Itextpdf Itext 2.1.3 Itextpdf Itext 2.1.4 Itextpdf Itext 2.1.5 Itextpdf Itext 2.1.6 Itextpdf Itext 2.1.7 Itextpdf Itext 5.0.0 Itextpdf Itext 5.0.1 Itextpdf Itext 5.0.2 Itextpdf Itext 5.0.3 Itextpdf Itext 5.0.4 Itextpdf Itext 5.0.5 Itextpdf Itext 5.0.6 Itextpdf Itext 5.1.0 Itextpdf Itext 5.1.1 Itextpdf Itext 5.1.2 Itextpdf Itext 5.1.3 Itextpdf Itext 5.2.0 Itextpdf Itext 5.2.1 Itextpdf Itext 5.3.0 Itextpdf Itext 5.3.1 Itextpdf Itext 5.3.2 Itextpdf Itext 5.3.3 Itextpdf Itext 5.3.4 Itextpdf Itext 5.3.5 Itextpdf Itext 5.4.0 Itextpdf Itext 5.4.1 Itextpdf Itext 5.4.2 Itextpdf Itext 5.4.3 Itextpdf Itext 5.4.4 Itextpdf Itext 5.4.5 Itextpdf Itext 5.5.0 Itextpdf Itext 5.5.1 Itextpdf Itext 5.5.2 Itextpdf Itext 5.5.3 Itextpdf Itext 5.5.4 Itextpdf Itext 5.5.5 Itextpdf Itext 5.5.6 Itextpdf Itext 5.5.7 Itextpdf Itext 5.5.8 Itextpdf Itext 5.5.9 Itextpdf Itext 5.5.10 Itextpdf Itext 5.5.11	88

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')

Summary

Vulnerable Configurations

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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