XXE in Checkstyle
CVE-2019-9658
Checkstyle before 8.18 loads external DTDs by default.
Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)
EPSS: 0.037 (88.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Checkstyle
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 28, 29
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-9658?
- CVE-2019-9658 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Checkstyle, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-03-11.
- How severe is CVE-2019-9658?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-9658 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.