CVE-2019-12154 is a critical XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting RealObjects PDFreactor versions prior to 10.1.10722. This flaw allows attackers to provide malicious XML content in externally referenced resources, potentially leading to the disclosure of local file contents or denial of service conditions. With a CVSS score of 9.1, it presents a high-impact, low-complexity attack vector that requires no user interaction or privileges. While there are no known active exploits or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.1.10722CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:realobjects:pdfreactor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.