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TI-2017-06550 Aliases CVE-2017-9096GHSA-86p9-x5pw-94qx

The XML parsers in iText before 5.5.12 and 7.x before 7.0.3 do not disable external…

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-611Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix

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

Summary

The XML parsers in iText before 5.5.12 and 7.x before 7.0.3 do not disable external entities, which might allow remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted PDF.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.09565 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial com.itextpdf:itextpdf (Maven): 5.5.12, 7.0.3Red Hat: 2 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
—com.itextpdf:itextpdf (Maven)before 5.5.125.5.12Patch availableGHSA-86p9-x5pw-94qx
—com.itextpdf:itextpdf (Maven)7.0.0 to before 7.0.37.0.3Patch availableGHSA-86p9-x5pw-94qx
—com.lowagie:itext (Maven)up to 4.2.2—No fix listedGHSA-86p9-x5pw-94qx
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • com.itextpdf:itextpdf (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 5.5.12 Fixed in 5.5.12 Patch available GHSA-86p9-x5pw-94qx
  • com.itextpdf:itextpdf (Maven) Vendor— Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.0.3 Fixed in 7.0.3 Patch available GHSA-86p9-x5pw-94qx
  • com.lowagie:itext (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 4.2.2 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-86p9-x5pw-94qx

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:itextpdf:itext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.5.12VulnerableItextpdf
cpe:2.3:a:itextpdf:itext:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0VulnerableItextpdf
cpe:2.3:a:itextpdf:itext:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.1VulnerableItextpdf
cpe:2.3:a:itextpdf:itext:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.2VulnerableItextpdf
  • cpe:2.3:a:itextpdf:itext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.5.12 Vulnerable ·Itextpdf
  • cpe:2.3:a:itextpdf:itext:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 Vulnerable ·Itextpdf
  • cpe:2.3:a:itextpdf:itext:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1 Vulnerable ·Itextpdf
  • cpe:2.3:a:itextpdf:itext:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.2 Vulnerable ·Itextpdf

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-86p9-x5pw-94qx com.itextpdf:itextpdf (Maven) Fixed in 5.5.12 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-86p9-x5pw-94qx com.itextpdf:itextpdf (Maven) Fixed in 7.0.3 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat BPM Suite 6
  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-9096
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-86p9-x5pw-94qx

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2021-19160 iTextPDF in iText 7 and up to (excluding 4.4.13.3) 7.1.17 allows command injection via a… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-08123 iText v7.1.17, up to (exluding)": 7.1.18 and 7.2.2 was discovered to contain an… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2023-05782 Apryse iText Reference Table PdfDocument.java memory leak CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2023-05781 Apryse iText PdfDocument.java main array index CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2022-08124 iText v7.1.17 was discovered to contain a stack-based buffer overflow via the component… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2022-08125 iText v7.1.17 was discovered to contain an out-of-bounds exception via the component… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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