CVE-2016-1789

Apple iBooks Author before 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an iBooks Author file containing an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00008.html
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT206224	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:apple:ibooks_author:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-04-05 17:59

Updated : 2016-12-03 03:23

NVD link : CVE-2016-1789

Mitre link : CVE-2016-1789

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-1789

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

ibooks_author

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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