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CVE-2016-5000 — poi-examples

MEDIUM

CVE-2016-5000 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.5) XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in org.apache.poi:poi-examples. A fix is available for org.apache.poi:poi-examples — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Apache POI's XLSX2CSV Example XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability

Also known asGHSA-pmqq-7wfv-jfff
Published
Updated
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Nov 10, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
4.2%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs91th percentile — riskier than 91% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.00%1.77%3.53%5.30%0.3%4.2%May 26Sep 26Nov 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

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Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
☕org.apache.poi:poi-examples

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

The XLSX2CSV example in Apache POI before 3.14 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted OpenXML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
☕Mavenorg.apache.poi:poi-examplesall versions3.14org.apache.poi:poi-examples:3.14

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations
Application
poiapache
≤ 3.13
range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.apache.poi:poi-examples, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update org.apache.poi:poi-examples to 3.14 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2016-5000 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

Frequently Asked Questions

The XLSX2CSV example in Apache POI before 3.14 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted OpenXML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
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CVE-2016-5000: poi-examples XXE — Fixed in 3.14