CVE-2016-8739
highpriority · track · 33EPSS 0.073 · 94 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The JAX-RS module in Apache CXF prior to 3.0.12 and 3.1.x prior to 3.1.9 provides a number of Atom JAX-RS MessageBodyReaders. These readers use Apache Abdera Parser which expands XML entities by default which represents a major XXE risk.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.8
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affected products (16)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-0180Dell Data Protection Advisor: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-01-20csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell Data Protection Advisor ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen und nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe zu starten.
- GHSA-x7xf-253v-x3w8Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apache CXF JAX-RS2022-05-13ghsa · osvUS
The JAX-RS module in Apache CXF prior to 3.0.12 and 3.1.x prior to 3.1.9 provides a number of Atom JAX-RS MessageBodyReaders. These readers use Apache Abdera Parser which expands XML entities by default which represents a major XXE risk.
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sources
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references (32)
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- http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2016-8739.txt.asccnnvd
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10958165cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037544cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868cnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
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