What is CVE-2017-6895?

CVE-2017-6895 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Usb Pratirodh Project, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-03-23.

How severe is CVE-2017-6895?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

XXE in Usb Pratirodh Project

CVE-2017-6895

USB Pratirodh allows remote attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via XML data in usb.xml.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2017-03-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.030 (87.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.030 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Usb Pratirodh Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

secur1tyadvisory.wordpress.com/2017/03/15/usb-pratirodh-xml-external-entity-inj… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/42 (mailing-list, Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/141652/USB-Pratirodh-XXE-Injection.html (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/96936 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6895?: CVE-2017-6895 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Usb Pratirodh Project, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-03-23.
How severe is CVE-2017-6895?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.