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CVE-2019-12415: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

October 23, 2019 (updated November 6, 2019)

In Apache POI, when using the tool XSSFExportToXml to convert user-provided Microsoft Excel documents, a specially crafted document can allow an attacker to read files from the local filesystem or from internal network resources via XML External Entity (XXE) Processing.

References

  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12415

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Affected versions

All versions up to 4.1.0

Fixed versions

  • 4.1.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.1.1 or above.

Impact 5.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Source file

maven/org.apache.poi/poi-ooxml/CVE-2019-12415.yml

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