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CVE-2019-13970 json

AntSword RCE and XSS via code injection

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-hq75-ggc3-8h3q , EUVD-2022-4193

cvss
6.1
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.9%
EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In antSword before 2.1.0, self-XSS in the database configuration leads to code execution via modules/database/asp/index.js, modules/database/custom/index.js, modules/database/index.js, or modules/database/php/index.js.

Patch / fix

  • npm antsword 2.1.0
  • antsword_project antsword 2.1.0

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Exploit prediction

1.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/AntSwordProject/antSword/issues/151 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
GitHub 3.0 6.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm antsword
<2.1.0
2.1.0

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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