CVE-2016-3720

9.8 CRITICAL

Published: June 10, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026

Description

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in XmlMapper in the Data format extension for Jackson (aka jackson-dataformat-xml) allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184561.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184561.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

9.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

2.7%

84th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

fedoraproject fasterxml