What is CVE-2024-51136?

CVE-2024-51136 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Openimaj, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-11-04.

How severe is CVE-2024-51136?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-51136 known to be exploited?

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

XPath Injection in Openimaj

CVE-2024-51136

An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Dmoz2CSV in openimaj v1.3.10 allows attackers to access sensitive information or execute arbitrary code via supplying a crafted XML file.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2024-11-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (67.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Openimaj — versions 1.3.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/openimaj/openimaj (Product)
github.com/openimaj/openimaj/issues/382 (Exploit)
mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.openimaj.tools/WebTools (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-51136?: CVE-2024-51136 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Openimaj, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-11-04.
How severe is CVE-2024-51136?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-51136 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.