XXE in 3breadt Dd-Plist
CVE-2016-15026
A vulnerability was found in 3breadt dd-plist 1.17 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. An attack has to be approached locally. Upgrading to version 1.18 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 8c954e8d9f6f6863729e50105a8abf3f87fff74c. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-221486 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (43.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 43.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- 3breadt Dd-Plist — versions 1.17
- Dd-Plist Project
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/ (Permissions Required, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/3breadt/dd-plist/pull/26 (issue-tracking, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/3breadt/dd-plist/commit/8c954e8d9f6f6863729e50105a8abf3f87fff74c (Patch, patch)
- github.com/3breadt/dd-plist/releases/tag/dd-plist-1.18 (Release Notes, patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-15026?
- CVE-2016-15026 is a medium-severity vulnerability in 3breadt Dd-Plist, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-02-20.
- How severe is CVE-2016-15026?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.