What is CVE-2019-8997?

CVE-2019-8997 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Blackberry Athoc, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2019-03-21.

How severe is CVE-2019-8997?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-8997 known to be exploited?

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

XXE in Blackberry Athoc

CVE-2019-8997

An XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability in the Management System (console) of BlackBerry AtHoc versions earlier than 7.6 HF-567 could allow an attacker to potentially read arbitrary local files from the application server or make requests on the network by entering maliciously crafted XML in an existing field.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.023 (81.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Blackberry Athoc
N/a Blackberry Athoc — versions 7.6 and earlier

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

secure@blackberry.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8997?: CVE-2019-8997 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Blackberry Athoc, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2019-03-21.
How severe is CVE-2019-8997?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-8997 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.