### [CVE-2016-8739](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8739)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Apache%20CXF&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=3.1.x%20prior%20to%203.1.9%20&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=prior%20to%203.0.12%20&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=XXE%20risk&color=brightgreen)

### Description

The JAX-RS module in Apache CXF prior to 3.0.12 and 3.1.x prior to 3.1.9 provides a number of Atom JAX-RS MessageBodyReaders. These readers use Apache Abdera Parser which expands XML entities by default which represents a major XXE risk.

### POC

#### Reference
No PoCs from references.

#### Github
- https://github.com/0ang3el/Unsafe-JAX-RS-Burp
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/n0-traces/cve_monitor