What is CVE-2019-8999?

CVE-2019-8999 is a high-severity vulnerability in Blackberry Unified Endpoint Management, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-04-18.

How severe is CVE-2019-8999?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

XXE in Blackberry Unified Endpoint Management

CVE-2019-8999

An XML External Entity vulnerability in the UEM Core of BlackBerry UEM version(s) earlier than 12.10.1a could allow an attacker to potentially gain read access to files on any system reachable by the UEM service account.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.015 (71.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Blackberry Unified_endpoint_management
N/a Blackberry Uem — versions 12.10.1a and earlier

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

secure@blackberry.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8999?: CVE-2019-8999 is a high-severity vulnerability in Blackberry Unified Endpoint Management, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-04-18.
How severe is CVE-2019-8999?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.