CVE-2016-4216 json
Moderate severity vulnerability that affects com.adobe.xmp:xmpcore
published 2016-07-13 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-qv32-7r6p-xhhh , EUVD-2018-0668
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.6%
- EPSS 3.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
XMPCore in Adobe XMP Toolkit for Java before 5.1.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via XML data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
Patch / fix
- maven com.adobe.xmp:xmpcore 5.1.3
- libxmpcore-java Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, Ubuntu 25.10, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS +2 more 5.1.3-1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4216
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Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2016-4216 updated cvss 7.5
xmpcore: XXE resulting in information disclosure
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Red Hat BPM Suite 6 xmpcore xmpcore Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 xmpcore xmpcoreaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
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Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 xmpcore xmpcoreaffected: no fix available
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
3.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | com.adobe.xmp:xmpcore | <5.1.3 |
5.1.3 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
References
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helpx.adobe.com
/security/products/xmpcore/apsb16-24.html
web, patch, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/91717
vdb-entry, web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4216
advisory
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github.com
/advisories/GHSA-qv32-7r6p-xhhh
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-4216
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-qv32-7r6p-xhhh
- NVD CVE-2016-4216
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