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CVE-2017-20151

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-20151 is a critical XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting iText RUPS, specifically within the src/main/java/com/itextpdf/rups/model/XfaFile.java component. This flaw allows for unauthenticated, low-complexity attacks over the network, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. While rated with a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 78/100, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion. A patch identified as ac5590925874ef810018a6b60fec216eee54fb32 is available to remediate this issue.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2017-08-01CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:itextpdf:rups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
2.1
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.75%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
51.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0075 is in the 34th percentile among its peer group of 36,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-j69f-fgh5-f7mccritical

iText RUPS XML External Entity vulnerability

Dec 30, 2022

References

github.com / itext/rups/commit/ac5590925874ef810018a6b60fec216eee54fb32
Patch
vuldb.com
Third Party Advisory
vuldb.com
Third Party Advisory