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CVE-2016-5002
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Apache XML-RPC (aka ws-xmlrpc) library 3.1.3, as used in Apache Archiva, allows remote…
High7.8EPSS 8.3%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
Description
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Apache XML-RPC (aka ws-xmlrpc) library 3.1.3, as used in Apache Archiva, allows remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a crafted DTD.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 8.3% · top 5.1% 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: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.xmlrpc:xmlrpcGHSA-wp35-6jqv-r33m (opens in a new tab)
References (7)
- [oss-security] 20160712 Vulnerabilities in Apache Archiva (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 1036294 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://0ang3el.blogspot.in/2016/07/beware-of-ws-xmlrpc-library-in-your.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- apache-archiva-cve20165002-ssrf(115042) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 91736 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:3768 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-26 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-wp35-6jqv-r33m (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .