{"cve":"CVE-2016-5002","nvd":{"published":"2017-10-27T18:29:00.213","modified":"2026-06-17T00:48:35.623","status":"Modified","description":"XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Apache XML-RPC (aka ws-xmlrpc) library 3.1.3, as used in Apache Archiva, allows remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a crafted DTD.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-611"],"references":["http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/12/5","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91736","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036294","https://0ang3el.blogspot.in/2016/07/beware-of-ws-xmlrpc-library-in-your.html","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3768"],"products":["apache:xml-rpc"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:47:01.408438353+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-5002","score":0.08275,"percentile":0.94914,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-wp35-6jqv-r33m","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-wp35-6jqv-r33m","summary":"Apache XML-RPC XXE Vulnerability","modified":"2024-02-16T08:03:03.693238Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.xmlrpc:xmlrpc","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.xmlrpc/xmlrpc","ranges":["<=3.1.3"],"fixed":[]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}