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CVE-2016-8739

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…

High7.5EPSS 7.3%
Published
Updated
Reserved
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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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-8739, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.0High7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
7.3% · top 5.6% 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 7.5.

Weakness

Affected products

  • Apache Software Foundation · Apache CXF

    • affected prior to 3.0.12
    • affected 3.1.x prior to 3.1.9

Affected packages

From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.

References (10)

Sources

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Record last updated .