Description
Apple iBooks Author before 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an iBooks Author file containing an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT206224
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00008.html
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0094
EPSS Percentile
57.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
apple/ibooks_author
< 2.4.0
Published
Apr 05, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026