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TI-2016-03810 Aliases CVE-2016-4434GHSA-4xr4-4c65-hj7f

Apache Tika before 1.13 does not properly initialize the XML parser or choose handlers…

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-611Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 5 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.

Summary

Apache Tika before 1.13 does not properly initialize the XML parser or choose handlers, which might allow remote attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via vectors involving (1) spreadsheets in OOXML files and (2) XMP metadata in PDF and other file formats, a related issue to CVE-2016-2175.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03573 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial org.apache.tika:tika-core (Maven): 1.13Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 3 fixed, 5 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—org.apache.tika:tika-core (Maven)before 1.131.13Patch availableGHSA-4xr4-4c65-hj7f
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.apache.tika:tika-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.13 Fixed in 1.13 Patch available GHSA-4xr4-4c65-hj7f

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tika:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.12VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tika:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-4xr4-4c65-hj7f org.apache.tika:tika-core (Maven) Fixed in 1.13 Advisory →

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2017:0272 Released 2017-02-14 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.3
  • RHSA-2017:0248 Released 2017-02-02 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat JBoss BRMS security update
    • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.4
  • RHSA-2017:0249 Released 2017-02-02 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite security update
    • Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.4

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat BPM Suite 6AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat JBoss Portal 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Satellite 5Affected—
Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.4Fixed RHSA-2017:0249
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.4Fixed RHSA-2017:0248
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.3Fixed RHSA-2017:0272
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-4434
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4xr4-4c65-hj7f

References

Advisory 6

Other 2

  • TI-2025-40938 XML external entity injection in Apache Tika core CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-01236 From Apache Tika versions 1.7 to 1.17, clients could send carefully crafted headers to… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2025-34694 Apache Tika PDF parser module: XXE vulnerability in PDFParser's handling of XFA CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-05850 Apache Tika before 1.14 allows Java code execution for serialized objects embedded in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-13169 An XXE issue in SAXBuilder in JDOM through 2.0.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-07413 Resource allocation without limits in Apache Tika CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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