CVE-2023-28152

An issue was discovered in Independentsoft JWord before 1.1.110. The API is prone to XML external entity (XXE) injection via a remote DTD in a DOCX file.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://cds.thalesgroup.com/en/tcs-cert/CVE-2023-28152
https://excellium-services.com/cert-xlm-advisory/CVE-2023-28152	Third Party Advisory
https://www.independentsoft.de/jword/index.html	Product
https://excellium-services.com/cert-xlm-advisory/CVE-2023-28152	Third Party Advisory
https://www.independentsoft.de/jword/index.html	Product

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:independentsoft:jword:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

30 May 2025, 16:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://cds.thalesgroup.com/en/tcs-cert/CVE-2023-28152 -

Information

Published : 2023-03-24 16:15

Updated : 2025-05-30 16:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-28152

Mitre link : CVE-2023-28152

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-28152

JSON object : View

Products Affected

independentsoft

jword

CWE

CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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