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CVE-2017-5992

Openpyxl 2.4.1 resolves external entities by default, which allows remote attackers to conduct XXE attacks via a crafted .xlsx document.

Published

2017-02-15T19:59:01.283

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 8.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-611

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	python	openpyxl	2.4.1	Yes

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bitbucket.org/openpyxl/openpyxl/commits/3b4905f428e1 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bitbucket.org/openpyxl/openpyxl/issues/749 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=854442 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bitbucket.org/openpyxl/openpyxl/commits/3b4905f428e1 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bitbucket.org/openpyxl/openpyxl/issues/749 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=854442 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)