XML External Entity injection in XMP Toolkit for Java - CVE-2016-4216
Published: February 17, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU122975
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4216
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input in XMPCore. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and gain access to sensitive information.
Affected software
XMP Toolkit for Java
openEuler
xmpcore
xmpcore-javadoc
openEuler
xmpcore
xmpcore-javadoc
How to mitigate CVE-2016-4216
Install updates from vendor's website.
XMP Toolkit for Java - update to 5.1.3
xmpcore - update to 6.1.10-1
xmpcore-javadoc - update to 6.1.10-1
xmpcore - update to 6.1.10-1
xmpcore-javadoc - update to 6.1.10-1