Critical

iText RUPS XML External Entity vulnerability

  • Disclosed: 30.12.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:20

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in iText RUPS. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file src/main/java/com/itextpdf/rups/model/XfaFile.java. The manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. The name of the patch is ac5590925874ef810018a6b60fec216eee54fb32. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-217054 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) com.itextpdf:itext-rups <= 7.0.1 no fix

References

CVSS score 9.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-611
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
com.itextpdf:itext-rups
Disclosed
30.12.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 11:20

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-j69f-fgh5-f7mc - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: com.itextpdf:itext-rups

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

This is the only known vulnerability of this package.

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