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high 8.1

CVE-2019-19031 json

Easy XML Editor through v1.7.8 is affected by: XML External Entity Injection.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-8673

cvss
8.1
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.2%
EPSS 5.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Easy XML Editor through v1.7.8 is affected by: XML External Entity Injection. The impact is: Arbitrary File Read and DoS by consuming resources. The component is: XML Parsing. The attack vector is: Specially crafted XML payload.

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-47945)

Exploit prediction

5.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-47945 Easy XML Editor 1.7.8 - XML External Entity Injection local, 2020-01-20
  • hackpuntes.com https://hackpuntes.com/cve-2019-19031-easy-xml-editor-1-7-8-inyeccion-xml/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155996/Easy-XML-Editor-1.7.8-XML-Injection.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

Sources

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