XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Apache POI before 3.14 allows remote file read

XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Apache POI before 3.14 allows remote file read

CVE-2016-5000 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

The XLSX2CSV example in Apache POI before 3.14 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted OpenXML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

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