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CVE-2024-28168

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2024-28168 is an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE) vulnerability affecting Apache XML Graphics FOP version 2.9. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) allows unauthenticated attackers to remotely access sensitive information with low attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:formatting_objects_processor:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.04%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
60.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0104 is in the 37th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.xmlgraphics:fop-coreFixed in: 2.10
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion PackFixed in: fop
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Fuse 7Fixed in: org.apache.xmlgraphics/fop
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Integration Camel K 1Fixed in: org.apache.xmlgraphics/fop

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-jqfv-jrvq-95jmmedium

Apache XML Graphics FOP XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability

Oct 9, 2024
redhatCVE-2024-28168Important

fop: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')

Oct 9, 2024

References

openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2024/10/09/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
xmlgraphics.apache.org / security.html
Vendor Advisory