CVE-2017-9096

mediumpriority · attend · 48EPSS 0.096 · 95 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · PoC

Likely / severe?

9.56% (95th) EPSS

CVSS 6.8 · medium

Is it mine?

19 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

The XML parsers in iText before 5.5.12 and 7.x before 7.0.3 do not disable external entities, which might allow remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted PDF.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.8

v2.06.8mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 6.4

v3.08.8highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9

v3.08.8highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · OSV

v3.08.3highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Psecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.18.8highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-611USprimaryCWE-611USCWE-611US

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

jakabakos/CVE-2017-9096-iText-XXEjakabakos/CVE-2017-9096-iText-XXEPoC · poc_in_github

affected products (19)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

EMC Avamarall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:emc:avamar:-
IBM Tivoli Network Manager 4.2.0all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:tivoli_network_manager:4.2.0
Oracle Construction and Engineeringall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:oracle:construction_and_engineering:-
n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
HP Inc. HPE Intelligent Management Center≤ PLAT 7.3 E0605P04fstec_bduRU
Oracle Corp. Primavera Unifier≤ 16.1fstec_bduRU
Oracle Corp. Primavera Unifier≤ 16.2fstec_bduRU
Oracle Corp. Primavera Unifier≤ 18.8fstec_bduRU
Oracle Corp. Primavera Unifier≤ 19.12fstec_bduRU
Oracle Corp. Primavera Unifier17.7 → 17.12fstec_bduRU
iText Group iText≤ 7.0.3fstec_bduRU
iText Group iText≤ 5.5.12fstec_bduRU
itextpdf itext< 5.5.12nvdUScpe:2.3:a:itextpdf:itext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
itextpdf itext= 7.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:itextpdf:itext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
itextpdf itext= 7.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:itextpdf:itext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
itextpdf itext= 7.0.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:itextpdf:itext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Maven com.itextpdf:itextpdf< 5.5.12osvUSpkg:maven/com.itextpdf/itextpdf
Maven com.itextpdf:itextpdf7.0.0 → 7.0.3osvUSpkg:maven/com.itextpdf/itextpdf
Maven com.lowagie:itext≤ 4.2.2osvUSpkg:maven/com.lowagie/itext

advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2023-1048Oracle Construction and Engineering: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2020-10-20csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle Construction and Engineering ausnutzen, um die Verfügbarkeit, Vertraulichkeit und Integrität zu gefährden.
GHSA-86p9-x5pw-94qxImproper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in iText2022-05-13ghsa · osvUS
The XML parsers in iText before 5.5.12 and 7.x before 7.0.3 do not disable external entities, which might allow remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted PDF.

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund nvd osv NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2017-11-08modified 2026-06-17

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references (13)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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