XXE in Checkstyle
CVE-2019-10782
All versions of com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle before 8.29 are vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) Injection due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-9658.
Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)
EPSS: 0.015 (72.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Checkstyle
- N/a Com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle — versions all versions before 8.29
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- report@snyk.io (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- report@snyk.io (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- report@snyk.io (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-10782?
- CVE-2019-10782 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Checkstyle, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-01-30.
- How severe is CVE-2019-10782?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-10782 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.