XML Entity Expansion in Apache POI - CVE-2017-5644
Published: February 13, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86355
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5644
CWE-ID: CWE-776
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache POI
Apache POI
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A local user can pass a specially crafted OOXML file to the affected application and perform a denial of service attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-5644
Install updates from vendor's website.