CVE-2019-19031 describes an XML External Entity (XXE) Injection vulnerability in Easy XML Editor versions up to 1.7.8. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker to perform arbitrary file reads and denial-of-service attacks by submitting a specially crafted XML payload during XML parsing. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low privileges and no user interaction, leading to high confidentiality and availability impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.7.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:edit-xml:easy_xml_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.