Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in python-docx

ALTO 8.8CVE-2016-5851 · GHSA-34wj-p5jm-2p96 · PYSEC-2016-21 · Published 21/12/2016 · updated 17/06/2026

In breve

CVE-2016-5851 è una vulnerabilità ALTO (CVSS 8.8) che riguarda python-docx, python-docx (python-openxml project).
Probabilità di sfruttamento nei prossimi 30 giorni (EPSS): 2.4%, superiore al 83.8% delle vulnerabilità.
Correzione: aggiornare a 0.8.6 o successiva.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
python-docx PyPI	`< 0.8.6`	`0.8.6`
python-docx python-openxml_project	`≤ 0.8.5`	No fix yet

python-docx before 0.8.6 allows context-dependent attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted document.

NVD description

python-docx before 0.8.6 allows context-dependent attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted document.

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