Apache Tika before 1.13 does not properly initialize the XML parser or choose handlers, which might allow remote attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via vectors involving (1) spreadsheets in OOXML files and (2) XMP metadata in PDF and other file formats, a related issue to CVE-2016-2175.
The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tika | Apache | 1.12 (including) | 1.12 (including) |
| Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.4 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.4 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.3 | RedHat | tika-core | * |
| Tika | Ubuntu | artful | * |
| Tika | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Tika | Ubuntu | cosmic | * |
| Tika | Ubuntu | esm-apps/bionic | * |
| Tika | Ubuntu | esm-apps/xenial | * |
| Tika | Ubuntu | wily | * |
| Tika | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Tika | Ubuntu | yakkety | * |
| Tika | Ubuntu | zesty | * |