XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Affecting xstream package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-XSTREAM-1959216
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed15 Mar 2016

Introduced: 15 Mar 2016

CVE-2016-3674  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-611  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 xstream.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xstream package and not the xstream package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Multiple XML external entity (XXE) vulnerabilities in the (1) Dom4JDriver, (2) DomDriver, (3) JDomDriver, (4) JDom2Driver, (5) SjsxpDriver, (6) StandardStaxDriver, and (7) WstxDriver drivers in XStream before 1.4.9 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted XML document.