HIGH
itext: External entities not disabled
Published Nov 8, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 9.56%
Description
The XML parsers in iText before 5.5.12 and 7.x before 7.0.3 do not disable external entities, which might allow remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted PDF.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat BPM Suite 6
itext
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6
itext
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5
itext
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5
itext
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat BPM Suite 6 | itext | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 | itext | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 | itext | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 | itext | Will not fix | 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.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
6.5 MEDIUM Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
9.56% 0.09565
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.09565
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (43 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.56% (0.09565) | 95.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.90% (0.09902) | 94.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 22, 2026 | 7.64% (0.07637) | 91.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 17, 2026 | 11.54% (0.11540) | 93.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 14.55% (0.14547) | 94.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 11.54% (0.11540) | 93.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 11, 2026 | 8.84% (0.08838) | 92.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 9, 2026 | 11.25% (0.11254) | 93.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 8.47% (0.08474) | 92.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 9.69% (0.09691) | 92.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 19.93% (0.19935) | 95.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 9.69% (0.09691) | 92.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 10.98% (0.10980) | 93.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 9.69% (0.09691) | 92.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 10.98% (0.10980) | 93.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 9.69% (0.09691) | 92.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 10.98% (0.10980) | 93.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 9.69% (0.09691) | 92.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 10.98% (0.10980) | 93.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 9.46% (0.09459) | 92.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 10.98% (0.10980) | 93.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 9.46% (0.09459) | 92.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 10.98% (0.10980) | 93.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 10, 2025 | 9.90% (0.09905) | 92.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.48% (0.04484) | 88.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 33.08% (0.33084) | 95.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 4.48% (0.04484) | 88.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 33.08% (0.33084) | 96.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 4.48% (0.04484) | 88.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 33.08% (0.33084) | 96.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.48% (0.04484) | 88.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.60% (0.00596) | 78.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.60% (0.00596) | 77.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 0.60% (0.00596) | 75.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.64% (0.00641) | 76.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.19% (0.09187) | 94.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 19, 2022 | 9.19% (0.09187) | 93.75th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.31% (0.01306) | 31.19th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.31% (0.01306) | 30.55th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.31% (0.01306) | 69.61th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.31% (0.01306) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541483/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9096 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1512827 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-86p9-x5pw-94qx Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9096
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03902en_us x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CSNC-2017-017_itext_xml_external_entity_attack.txt x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9096
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541483/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9096 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1512827 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-86p9-x5pw-94qx | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9096 | ||
| https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03902en_us | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CSNC-2017-017_itext_xml_external_entity_attack.txt | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9096 | ||
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 8, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved May 19, 2017
Link CVE-2017-9096
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-86P9-X5PW-94QX Updated n/a