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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (73.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Checkstyle
- Com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle — versions all versions before 8.29
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-COMPUPPYCRAWLTOOLS-543266 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00008.html (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8aaf4ee16bbaf6204731d4770d96ebb34b258cd79b491f9cd… (mailing-list)
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.