CVE-2019-12415

Description

In Apache POI up to 4.1.0, when using the tool XSSFExportToXml to convert user-provided Microsoft Excel documents, a specially crafted document can allow an attacker to read files from the local filesystem or from internal network resources via XML External Entity (XXE) Processing.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.02%
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Affected: n/a Apache POI
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References

Link Tags
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2ac0327748de0c2b3c1c012481b79936797c711724e0b7da83cf564c%40%3Cuser.tika.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/895164e03a3c327449069e2fd6ced0367561878b3ae6a8ec740c2007%40%3Cuser.tika.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d88b8823867033514d7ec05d66f88c70dc207604d3dcbd44fd88464c%40%3Cuser.tika.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r204ba2a9ea750f38d789d2bb429cc0925ad6133deea7cbc3001d96b5%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html third party advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html third party advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html third party advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/13a54b6a03369cfb418a699180ffb83bd727320b6ddfec198b9b728e%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html third party advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html third party advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html third party advisory
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html third party advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-12415?
CVE-2019-12415 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-12415?
To fix CVE-2019-12415, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-12415 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-12415 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-12415?
CVE-2019-12415 affects n/a Apache POI.
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