🛡️ CVE-2017-9096 — itextpdf

🟠 CVSS 8.0 — High ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-611 OSV
8.0
CVSS Score
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Description

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in iText

The XML parsers in iText before 5.5.12 and 7.x before 7.0.3 do not disable external entities, which might allow remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted PDF.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

Weakness class

CVE-2017-9096 is classified as CWE-611: XML External Entity Reference (XXE). An XML parser resolves external entities, letting a crafted document read local files or reach internal services.

Affected software

CVE-2017-9096 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • com.itextpdf:itextpdf (from 7.0.0 up to 7.0.3)
  • com.lowagie:itext

Timeline and source

Published on 13 May 2022 and last revised on 6 March 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
support.hpe.com (Web)
www.compass-security.com (Web)
www.oracle.com (Web)
www.securityfocus.com (Web)

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE CWE-611
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-05-13
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2024-03-06
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
com.itextpdf:itextpdf 7.0.0 7.0.3
com.lowagie:itext — —

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