What is CVE-2019-1020006?

CVE-2019-1020006 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Invenio Invenio-App, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-07-29.

How severe is CVE-2019-1020006?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Invenio Invenio-App

CVE-2019-1020006

invenio-app before 1.1.1 allows host header injection.

Published 2019-07-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (59.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Invenio Invenio-App — versions < 1.1.1
Inveniosoftware Invenio-App

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection)

References

github.com/inveniosoftware/invenio-app/security/advisories/GHSA-94mf-xfg5-r247 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-1020006?: CVE-2019-1020006 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Invenio Invenio-App, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-07-29.
How severe is CVE-2019-1020006?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.