What is CVE-2017-20151?

CVE-2017-20151 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Itext Rups, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-12-30.

How severe is CVE-2017-20151?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

XXE in Itext Rups

CVE-2017-20151

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in iText RUPS. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file src/main/java/com/itextpdf/rups/model/XfaFile.java. The manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. The patch is identified as ac5590925874ef810018a6b60fec216eee54fb32. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-217054 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.008 (51.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Itext Rups — versions n/a
Itextpdf Rups

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

cna@vuldb.com (technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
cna@vuldb.com (signature, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
cna@vuldb.com (Patch, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-20151?: CVE-2017-20151 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Itext Rups, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-12-30.
How severe is CVE-2017-20151?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.