Description
Apache Tika before 1.13 does not properly initialize the XML parser or choose handlers, which might allow remote attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via vectors involving (1) spreadsheets in OOXML files and (2) XMP metadata in PDF and other file formats, a related issue to CVE-2016-2175.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2018-0507 | Apache Tika before 1.13 does not properly initialize the XML parser or choose handlers, which might allow remote attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via vectors involving (1) spreadsheets in OOXML files and (2) XMP metadata in PDF and other file formats, a related issue to CVE-2016-2175. |
Github GHSA |
GHSA-4xr4-4c65-hj7f | Apache Tika does not properly initialize the XML parser or choose handlers |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T00:32:25.326Z
Reserved: 2016-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-4434
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-09-30T01:29:00.413
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2016-4434
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Github GHSA