THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2016-5002
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2016-5002

Xml Rpc vulnerability

CVSS
7.8
EPSS
8.3%
EPSS pct
94th
Exploited
No known
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Apache XML-RPC (aka ws-xmlrpc) library 3.1.3, as used in Apache Archiva, allows remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a crafted DTD.
Affected vendor
Apache
Affected product
Xml Rpc
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-611 — XML External Entity (XXE) Reference
Published
2017-10-27

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 8.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 94% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-5002

  • Confirm whether Apache Xml Rpc is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-5002.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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