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CVE-2016-9487

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 1.28% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-07-13 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2016-9487
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
1.28%

Original NVD Description

EpubCheck 4.0.1 does not properly restrict resolving external entities when parsing XML in EPUB files during validation. An attacker who supplies a specially crafted EPUB file may be able to exploit this behavior to read arbitrary files, or have the victim execute arbitrary requests on his behalf, abusing the victim's trust relationship with other entities.

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