PT-2023-21598
CVE-2023-28152
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Published
2023-03-24
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Updated
2023-03-29
Description by
CVSS 3.1
9.8
CriticalMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Independentsoft JWord versions prior to 1.1.110
Description
An issue was discovered in the API, which is prone to XML external entity (XXE) injection via a remote DTD in a DOCX file. This occurs when processing a DOCX file containing a malicious DTD.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 1.1.110, update to version 1.1.110 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the processing of DOCX files from untrusted sources to minimize the risk of exploitation.
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