What is CVE-2017-6344?

CVE-2017-6344 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Grails Pdf Plugin, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-02-27.

How severe is CVE-2017-6344?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

XXE in Grails Pdf Plugin

CVE-2017-6344

XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Grails PDF Plugin 0.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted XML document.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2017-02-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (68.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-04.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Grails Pdf Plugin — versions 0.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

www.ambionics.io/blog/grails-pdf-plugin-xxe (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/96446 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6344?: CVE-2017-6344 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Grails Pdf Plugin, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-02-27.
How severe is CVE-2017-6344?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.