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CVE-2016-9487
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-07-13T20:29:01.520 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:56:09.423

Summary

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.

Affected products

w3 — epubcheck

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References

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