CVE-2016-9487

CVE-2016-9487: EpubCheck 4.0.1 is vulnerable to external XML entity processing attacks

Vendor Epubcheck
Product EpubCheck
Weakness CWE-611 · XXE
Published July 13, 2018
Last update August 6, 2024

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What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 13, 2018 CVE published
August 6, 2024 Record updated