CVE-2017-5661

high Apache
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
2.4%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 15% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Published: April 18, 2017 (3313 days ago)
Last Modified: May 13, 2026
Vendor: Apache
Source: NVD

Description

In Apache FOP before 2.2, files lying on the filesystem of the server which uses FOP can be revealed to arbitrary users who send maliciously formed SVG files. The file types that can be shown depend on the user context in which the exploitable application is running. If the user is root a full compromise of the server - including confidential or sensitive files - would be possible. XXE can also be used to attack the availability of the server via denial of service as the references within a xml document can trivially trigger an amplification attack.

CWE

CWE-611

Affected Products

apache formatting objects processor

References

🔗 www.debian.org 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.tenable.com 🔗 xmlgraphics.apache.org 🔗 www.debian.org