What is CVE-2016-4216?

CVE-2016-4216 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Xmp Toolkit. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-07-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-4216?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-4216 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Adobe Xmp Toolkit

CVE-2016-4216

XMPCore in Adobe XMP Toolkit for Java before 5.1.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via XML data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

EPSS: 0.036 (88.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Adobe Xmp_toolkit
N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4216?: CVE-2016-4216 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Xmp Toolkit. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-07-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-4216?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-4216 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.