Vulnerability CVE-2016-5851
Published: 2016-12-21   Modified: 2016-12-22

Description:
python-docx before 0.8.6 allows context-dependent attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted document.

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.8/10
6.4/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Python-openxml -> Python-docx 

 References:
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/28/7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/28/8
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91485
https://github.com/python-openxml/python-docx/blob/v0.8.6/HISTORY.rst
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