What is CVE-2019-20198?

CVE-2019-20198 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ezxml Project, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-12-31.

How severe is CVE-2019-20198?

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

Is CVE-2019-20198 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Ezxml Project

CVE-2019-20198

An issue was discovered in ezXML 0.8.3 through 0.8.6. The function ezxml_ent_ok() mishandles recursion, leading to stack consumption for a crafted XML file.

EPSS: 0.011 (61.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Ezxml_project Ezxml
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-674 — Uncontrolled Recursion

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-20198?: CVE-2019-20198 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ezxml Project, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-12-31.
How severe is CVE-2019-20198?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-20198 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.