CVE-2016-5851
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5851
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-5851.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-5851
- Aliases
- Published
- 2016-12-21T22:59:00.170Z
- Modified
- 2025-11-14T04:45:23.895133Z
- Severity
-
- 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
python-docx before 0.8.6 allows context-dependent attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted document.
- References
-
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6FFMOH7ZPOPQWNJGUZOS5LXX4MGNRXXT/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XU2WSYRNB7CLBBFCGSX34XHACTA2SWDZ/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/28/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/28/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91485
- https://github.com/python-openxml/python-docx/blob/v0.8.6/HISTORY.rst
- https://github.com/python-openxml/python-docx/commit/61b40b161b64173ab8e362aec1fd197948431beb
Affected packages
Git / github.com/python-openxml/python-docx
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/python-openxml/python-docx
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedFixed