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)

EPSS: 0.012 (65.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Grails Pdf_plugin — versions 0.6
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

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.