CVE-2017-12620
N/A
Published: October 2, 2017 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:03 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpennlp
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
When loading models or dictionaries that contain XML it is possible to perform an XXE attack, since Apache OpenNLP is a library, this only affects applications that load models or dictionaries from untrusted sources. The versions 1.5.0 to 1.5.3, 1.6.0, 1.7.0 to 1.7.2, 1.8.0 to 1.8.1 of Apache OpenNLP are affected.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://opennlp.apache.org/news/cve-2017-12620.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-611
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