CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-6344

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Feb 27, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
5.9
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Grails PDF Plugin 0.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted XML document.

Weakness

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.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Pdf_plugin Grails 0.6 (including) 0.6 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References