Description
Apache POI in versions prior to release 3.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a specially crafted OOXML file, aka an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.
Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.
Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.
Tracking
Sign in to view the affected projects.
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2022-2955 | Apache POI in versions prior to release 3.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a specially crafted OOXML file, aka an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack. |
Github GHSA |
GHSA-78vv-qj73-h9m5 | Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs in Apache POI |
References
History
Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Metrics |
epss
|
epss
|
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T15:11:47.262Z
Reserved: 2017-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-5644
No data.
Status : Modified
Published: 2017-03-24T14:59:00.273
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-5644
No data.
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Weaknesses
EUVD
Github GHSA