{"cve":"CVE-2016-8739","nvd":{"published":"2017-08-10T18:29:00.190","modified":"2026-06-17T00:54:55.110","status":"Modified","description":"The JAX-RS module in Apache CXF prior to 3.0.12 and 3.1.x prior to 3.1.9 provides a number of Atom JAX-RS MessageBodyReaders. These readers use Apache Abdera Parser which expands XML entities by default which represents a major XXE risk.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-611"],"references":["http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2016-8739.txt.asc","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97579","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037544","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868","https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E"],"products":["apache:cxf"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:44:47.710380879+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-8739","score":0.07317,"percentile":0.94382,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-x7xf-253v-x3w8","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-x7xf-253v-x3w8","summary":"Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apache CXF JAX-RS","modified":"2024-02-22T05:32:37.182266Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.cxf:cxf-core","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.cxf/cxf-core","ranges":["<3.0.12"],"fixed":["3.0.12"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.cxf:cxf-core","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.cxf/cxf-core","ranges":[">=3.1.0 <3.1.9"],"fixed":["3.1.9"]}]}],"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."]}