CVE-2016-8739

high Apache
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
2.7%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 14% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Published: August 10, 2017 (3199 days ago)
Last Modified: May 13, 2026
Vendor: Apache
Source: NVD

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.

CWE

CWE-611

Affected Products

apache cxf

References

🔗 cxf.apache.org 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 access.redhat.com 🔗 lists.apache.org