CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedThe MPXJ library versions from 5.5.5 to 16.4.1 are vulnerable due to improper handling of XML parsing, allowing crafted databases to exploit the parser and read arbitrary local files. While the likelihood of disclosing file contents is low, the potential for unauthorized access to sensitive information remains a concern. Organizations using affected versions of MPXJ should prioritize upgrading to version 16.4.1 to mitigate this high-severity vulnerability.
Public Exploit Signal
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Original NVD Description
MPXJ is an open source library to read and write project plans from a variety of file formats and databases. From 5.5.5 until 16.4.1, MerlinReader creates a DocumentBuilder with default settings while parsing XML from the ZTIMEINTERVALS column of a Merlin project SQLite database, leaving doctype declarations and external entities enabled. A crafted database can cause the parser to read an arbitrary local file, although MPXJ's subsequent handling of the parsed XML makes disclosure of the file contents unlikely. This issue is fixed in version 16.4.1.