CVE-2016-1789 Information

Description

Apple iBooks Author before 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an iBooks Author file containing an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Reference

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00008.html https://support.apple.com/kb/HT206224

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.5