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Red Hat JBossEAP: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (CVE-2017-9096)

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Red Hat JBossEAP: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (CVE-2017-9096)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/06/2017
Created
09/20/2024
Added
09/19/2024
Modified
09/20/2024

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • red-hat-jboss-eap-upgrade-latest

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