poi: XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability in Apache POI's XLSX2CSV Example
Published Aug 5, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.15%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat BPM Suite 6
poi
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
jasperreports-server-pro
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5
poi
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6
poi
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
poi
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
poi
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Portal 6
poi
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat BPM Suite 6 | poi | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | jasperreports-server-pro | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | poi | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 | poi | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | poi | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | poi | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 6 | poi | Not 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:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 | 4.15% (0.04151) | 90.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 4.15% (0.04151) | 90.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 8.26% (0.08258) | 94.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 4.15% (0.04151) | 90.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 8.26% (0.08258) | 94.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 4.15% (0.04151) | 90.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 8.26% (0.08258) | 94.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 4.15% (0.04151) | 90.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 8.26% (0.08258) | 94.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.17% (0.04170) | 89.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.89% (0.00888) | 73.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.64% (0.00640) | 79.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 0.64% (0.00640) | 79.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 28, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00451) | 75.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00158) | 50.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.07% (0.02072) | 79.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.07% (0.02072) | 77.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.07% (0.02072) | 56.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996759 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538981/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92100 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037741 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5000 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1359663 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pmqq-7wfv-jfff Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/list.html?user%40poi.apache.org mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/list.html?user@poi.apache.org
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5000
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5000
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996759 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538981/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92100 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037741 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5000 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1359663 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pmqq-7wfv-jfff | Advisory | |
| https://lists.apache.org/list.html?user%40poi.apache.org | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://lists.apache.org/list.html?user@poi.apache.org | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5000 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5000 | ||
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html | x_refsource_MISC |
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