CVE-2016-4216 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

XMPCore in Adobe XMP Toolkit for Java before 5.1.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via XML data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00682.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Adobe	Xmp Toolkit

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:xmp_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:java:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-0668	XMPCore in Adobe XMP Toolkit for Java before 5.1.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via XML data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
Github GHSA	GHSA-qv32-7r6p-xhhh	Moderate severity vulnerability that affects com.adobe.xmp:xmpcore

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91717
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/xmpcore/apsb16-24.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4216
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4216

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2016-07-13T01:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:25:13.266Z

Reserved: 2016-04-27T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-4216

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-07-13T02:00:24.917

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-4216

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-4216 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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