5.5

CVE-2016-5000: apache poi

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-5000DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5000GHSA-pmqq-7wfv-jfff
Published 05-08-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-5000 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in apache poi. EPSS estimates a 4.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
23/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.15%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-08-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The XLSX2CSV example in Apache POI before 3.14 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted OpenXML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

4.15%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

91%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.15% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
4.15%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apache1 product
Debian1 product
  • libapache-poi-javaAll versions (No fix recorded)
Org.apache.poi1 product
  • poi-examples< 3.14
Ubuntu1 product
  • libapache-poi-javaAll versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 4 products

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