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CVE-2016-5000

Published: Aug 5, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-611
5.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
4.2%
Top 10.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-611

Affected Products

apache
oss-project·USaka apache http server, apache httpd
poiLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Maven
package-ecosystem
org.apache.poi:poi-examples
OSS Libraries
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Scannable·OpenVAS
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Initial Access
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538981/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92100
securityfocus.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037741
securitytracker.com
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