CVE-2016-8739
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apache CXF JAX-RS
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.7%
Description
The JAX-RS module in Apache CXF prior to 3.0.12 and 3.1.x prior to 3.1.9 provides a number of Atom JAX-RS MessageBodyReaders. These readers use Apache Abdera Parser which expands XML entities by default which represents a major XXE risk.
How to fix CVE-2016-8739
To remediate CVE-2016-8739, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 3.0.12 or later
Is CVE-2016-8739 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 3.0.12
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |