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CVE-2016-5000

The XLSX2CSV example in Apache POI before 3.14 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted OpenXML document containing…

Medium5.5EPSS 4.2%
Published
Updated
Reserved
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redhat

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-5000, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.0Medium5.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
4.2% · top 9.1% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.

Weakness

Affected products

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Affected packages

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References (6)

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