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

047910
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

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
88