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TI-2016-04320 Aliases CVE-2016-5000GHSA-pmqq-7wfv-jfff

The XLSX2CSV example in Apache POI before 3.14 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary…

Priority LOW 32CWE-611Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04151 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.apache.poi:poi-examples (Maven): 3.14

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.poi:poi-examples (Maven)before 3.143.14Patch availableGHSA-pmqq-7wfv-jfff
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.apache.poi:poi-examples (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.14 Fixed in 3.14 Patch available GHSA-pmqq-7wfv-jfff

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.13VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.13 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-pmqq-7wfv-jfff org.apache.poi:poi-examples (Maven) Fixed in 3.14 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

Not affected: 7 products
  • Red Hat BPM Suite 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5
  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6
  • Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
  • Red Hat JBoss Portal 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5000
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pmqq-7wfv-jfff

References

Advisory 1

Other 4

  • TI-2017-09351 Infinite loop in Apache POI CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2014-02855 The OPC SAX setup in Apache POI before 3.10.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2025-22816 Improper input validation in Apache POI CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2012-00206 The UnhandledDataStructure function in hwpf/model/UnhandledDataStructure.java in Apache… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2017-03644 Apache POI in versions prior to release 3.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2014-07749 HSLFSlideShow in Apache POI before 3.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
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Sources

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