What is CVE-2019-14276?

CVE-2019-14276 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xnat, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-10-23.

How severe is CVE-2019-14276?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

XXE in Xnat

CVE-2019-14276

WUSTL XNAT 1.7.5.3 allows XXE attacks via a POST request body.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2019-10-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-04.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Xnat — versions 1.7.5.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

www.senseofsecurity.com.au/research/it-security-advisories.php (URL Repurposed, Third Party Advisory)
www.senseofsecurity.com.au/advisories/SOS-19-001 (URL Repurposed, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
wiki.xnat.org/documentation/getting-started-with-xnat/what-s-new-in-xnat/xnat-1… (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14276?: CVE-2019-14276 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xnat, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-10-23.
How severe is CVE-2019-14276?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.