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Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 5, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-1789

CVE-2016-1789

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.

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Affected products

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  • Apple Inc./Ibooks Author2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:apple:ibooks_author:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:apple:ibooks_author:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.4.0
    • (no CPE)range: <2.4.1

Patches

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