Vulnerability Details CVE-2016-9487
EpubCheck 4.0.1 does not properly restrict resolving external entities when parsing XML in EPUB files during validation. An attacker who supplies a specially crafted EPUB file may be able to exploit this behavior to read arbitrary files, or have the victim execute arbitrary requests on his behalf, abusing the victim's trust relationship with other entities.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 34.1%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
CVSS v2 Score 6.8
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