Medium, CVSS 5.5MavenPublished
Apache POI's XLSX2CSV Example XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability
CVE-2016-5000 · GHSA-pmqq-7wfv-jfff
- Affected
- Maven org.apache.poi:poi-examples <= 3.13
- Fixed in
- 3.14· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- The XLSX2CSV example in Apache POI before 3.14 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted OpenXML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
Recommended action: Upgrade to 3.14 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.