High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 13, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-4216

Description

XMPCore in Adobe XMP Toolkit for Java before 5.1.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via XML data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
com.adobe.xmp:xmpcoreMaven	< 5.1.3	5.1.3

Affected products

Adobe Inc./Xmp Toolkit
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:xmp_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:java:*:*
Range: <=5.1.2
ghsa-coords
pkg:maven/com.adobe.xmp/xmpcore
Range: < 5.1.3

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/xmpcore/apsb16-24.htmlnvdPatchVendor AdvisoryWEB
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qv32-7r6p-xhhhghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4216ghsaADVISORY
www.securityfocus.com/bid/91717nvdWEB

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