Description

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache POI. The issue affects the parsing of OOXML format files like xlsx, docx and pptx. These file formats are basically zip files and it is possible for malicious users to add zip entries with duplicate names (including the path) in the zip. In this case, products reading the affected file could read different data because 1 of the zip entries with the duplicate name is selected over another but different products may choose a different zip entry. This issue affects Apache POI poi-ooxml before 5.4.0. poi-ooxml 5.4.0 has a check that throws an exception if zip entries with duplicate file names are found in the input file. Users are recommended to upgrade to version poi-ooxml 5.4.0, which fixes the issue. Please read https://poi.apache.org/security.html for recommendations about how to use the POI libraries securely.

Weaknesses 1

Affected Products 4

References 4

• openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/08/2
  Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
• bz.apache.org https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=69620
  Permissions Required
• lists.apache.org https://lists.apache.org/thread/k14w8vcjqy4h34hh5kzldko78kpylkq5
  Mailing ListVendor Advisory
• security.netapp.com https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250523-0004/
  Third Party Advisory

Remediation