What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-7051?

CVE-2016-7051 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.6 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.9%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2016-7051?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2016-7051. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Jackson Dataformat Xml CVE-2016-7051

HIGH

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (CWE-611)

2017-04-14 cve@mitre.org

SSRF XXE Jackson Dataformat Xml

8.6

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

8.6 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Apr 14, 2017 - 18:59 cve.org

HIGH 8.6

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

12 maven packages depend on com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-xml (3 direct, 9 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 2.8.0.

DescriptionCVE.org

AnalysisAI

XmlMapper in the Jackson XML dataformat component (aka jackson-dataformat-xml) before 2.7.8 and 2.8.x before 2.8.4 allows remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.6), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability could allow attackers to read arbitrary files or perform SSRF through XML processing.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as XML External Entity (XXE) (CWE-611), which allows attackers to read arbitrary files or perform SSRF through XML processing. XmlMapper in the Jackson XML dataformat component (aka jackson-dataformat-xml) before 2.7.8 and 2.8.x before 2.8.4 allows remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via vectors related to a DTD. Affected products include: Fasterxml Jackson-Dataformat-Xml. Version information: before 2.7.8.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Disable external entity processing in XML parsers, use JSON instead of XML where possible.