SICSR-18045

[SICSR-18045] Issue with Apache POI where a specially crafted document can allow an attacker to read files from the local file system or the internal network resources  
Product Line: Cede
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Affects Version/s:  
Fix Version/s: SICS 20.1
Customer: DXC

Problem:


Name
CVE-2019-12415
Description
In Apache POI up to 4.1.0, when using the tool XSSFExportToXml to convert user-provided Microsoft Excel documents, a specially crafted document can allow an attacker to read files from the local filesystem or from internal network resources via XML External Entity (XXE) Processing.
CWE
CWE-611
CVSS v2.0 Severity
LOW
CVSS v3.0 Severity

Dependency
poi-3.17.jar


Solution:

Upgrade to Apache POI 4.1.1

Workaround:

Root Cause:

Extent of Impact:

Impact on Existing Data

Recovery Method for Existing Data Affected