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2 vulnerabilities found for EpubCheck by EpubCheck
CVE-2016-9487 (GCVE-0-2016-9487)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-07-13 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:50
VLAI
Title
EpubCheck 4.0.1 is vulnerable to external XML entity processing attacks
Summary
EpubCheck 4.0.1 does not properly restrict resolving external entities when parsing XML in EPUB files during validation. An attacker who supplies a specially crafted EPUB file may be able to exploit this behavior to read arbitrary files, or have the victim execute arbitrary requests on his behalf, abusing the victim's trust relationship with other entities.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/779243 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN |
| https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94864/ | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Date Public
2016-12-13 00:00
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CVE-2016-9487 (GCVE-0-2016-9487)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2018-07-13 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:50
VLAI
Title
EpubCheck 4.0.1 is vulnerable to external XML entity processing attacks
Summary
EpubCheck 4.0.1 does not properly restrict resolving external entities when parsing XML in EPUB files during validation. An attacker who supplies a specially crafted EPUB file may be able to exploit this behavior to read arbitrary files, or have the victim execute arbitrary requests on his behalf, abusing the victim's trust relationship with other entities.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
Assigner
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|---|---|
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| https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94864/ | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
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