What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-5992?

CVE-2017-5992 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.2 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.5%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-5992?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2017-5992. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Openpyxl CVE-2017-5992

HIGH

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

2017-02-15 cve@mitre.org

XXE Openpyxl

8.2

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

8.2 HIGH

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Feb 15, 2017 - 19:59 cve.org

HIGH 8.2

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

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

1 pypi packages depend on openpyxl (1 direct, 0 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 2.4.2.

DescriptionCVE.org

Openpyxl 2.4.1 resolves external entities by default, which allows remote attackers to conduct XXE attacks via a crafted .xlsx document.

AnalysisAI

Openpyxl 2.4.1 resolves external entities by default, which allows remote attackers to conduct XXE attacks via a crafted .xlsx document. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.2), this vulnerability is 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. Openpyxl 2.4.1 resolves external entities by default, which allows remote attackers to conduct XXE attacks via a crafted .xlsx document. Affected products include: Python Openpyxl.

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.