maven package report

Is com.lowagie:itext safe?

1 known vulnerability, worst severity HIGH.

cvss
7.5

how bad it is if exploited, out of 10

epss
9.6%

chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

xyz score
3.7

CyberXYZ composite, out of 10

fig. 01 — GHSA-86p9-x5pw-94qx, the advisory selected below

// advisories

GHSA-86p9-x5pw-94qx

HIGHCVE-2017-9096

The XML parsers in iText before 5.5.12 and 7.x before 7.0.3 do not disable external entities, which might allow remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted PDF.

Affected
<= 4.2.2
Fixed in
not stated
Weakness
CWE-611
Published
2022-05-13
Source
github

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// ai model usage

Tracked for PyPI packages. HuggingFace models declare Python dependencies, so maven packages are not covered.


Checked 2026-09-22 at 01:47 UTC. The most recent advisory here was published 2022-05-13. Updated continuously from NVD, GHSA, OSV and CNA feeds.

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