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high 7.5

CVE-2017-8316 json

IntelliJ IDEA XML parser was found vulnerable to XML External Entity attack, an attacker can exploit the vulnerability by implementing mali…

published 2018-08-03 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-17277

cvss
7.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.3%
EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

IntelliJ IDEA XML parser was found vulnerable to XML External Entity attack, an attacker can exploit the vulnerability by implementing malicious code on both Androidmanifest.xml.

Patch / fix

  • jetbrains intellij_idea 2017.2.2

Exploit prediction

2.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • research.checkpoint.com https://research.checkpoint.com/parsedroid-targeting-android-development-research-community/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 7.8 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

Sources

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