pdfbox: XML External Entity vulnerability
Published Jun 1, 2016
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.84%
Description
Apache PDFBox before 1.8.12 and 2.x before 2.0.1 does not properly initialize the XML parsers, which allows context-dependent attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted PDF.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 1.8.0
- 1.8.1
- 1.8.2
- 1.8.3
- 1.8.4
- 1.8.5
- 1.8.6
- 1.8.7
- 1.8.8
- 1.8.9
- 1.8.10
- 1.8.11
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
Configuration 2
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0179
Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.4
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0249
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.4
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0248
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.3
pdfbox
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0272
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0179
Red Hat BPM Suite 6
pdfbox
Affected
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6
pdfbox
Affected
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
pdfbox
Affected
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
pdfbox
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Portal 6
pdfbox
Will not fix
Red Hat Satellite 5
pdfbox
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0179 |
| Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.4 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0249 |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.4 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0248 |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.3 | pdfbox | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0272 |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0179 |
| Red Hat BPM Suite 6 | pdfbox | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 | pdfbox | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | pdfbox | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | pdfbox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 6 | pdfbox | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Satellite 5 | pdfbox | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.84% (0.03840) | 89.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 3.84% (0.03840) | 89.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 6.92% (0.06923) | 93.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 3.84% (0.03840) | 89.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 8.85% (0.08852) | 94.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 4.80% (0.04797) | 91.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 8.85% (0.08852) | 94.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 4.80% (0.04797) | 91.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 8.85% (0.08852) | 94.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.52% (0.04519) | 90.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 29, 2026 | 5.89% (0.05893) | 90.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 3.38% (0.03378) | 87.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.01% (0.02007) | 82.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00091) | 40.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00095) | 38.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.54% (0.02537) | 81.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.54% (0.02537) | 80.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.54% (0.02537) | 58.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (19)
- http://mail-archives.us.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201605.mbox/%3C83a03bcf-f86b-4688-37b5-615c080291d8%40apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://mail-archives.us.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201605.mbox/%3C83a03bcf-f86b-4688-37b5-615c080291d8@apache.org%3E
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137214/Apache-PDFBox-1.8.11-2.0.0-XML-Injection.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0179.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
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- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0249.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2175
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2175
Change history (0)
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