Spring Web Services XML External Entity Injection (XXE)
Published Jan 18, 2019
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 4.11%
Description
Spring Web Services, versions 2.4.3, 3.0.4, and older unsupported versions of all three projects, were susceptible to XML External Entity Injection (XXE) when receiving XML data from untrusted sources.
Affected products
-
- Version 2.4StatusaffectedConstraints<v2.4.3.RELEASE
- Version 3.0StatusaffectedConstraints<v3.0.4.RELEASE
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | Spring Web Services | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- ≤ 2.4.3
- ≥ 3.0.0 · ≤ 3.0.4
Configuration 2
- ≥ 8.0.6 · ≤ 8.1.0
- 12.0.0
- 12.1.0
No data.
Red Hat Fuse 7.8.0
spring-ws-core
Fixed · RHSA-2020:5568
Red Hat Fuse 7.8.0
spring-xml
Fixed · RHSA-2020:5568
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
spring-ws-core
Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
spring-xml
Out of support scope
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Fuse 7.8.0 | spring-ws-core | Fixed | RHSA-2020:5568 |
| Red Hat Fuse 7.8.0 | spring-xml | Fixed | RHSA-2020:5568 |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | spring-ws-core | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | spring-xml | Out of support scope | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.11% (0.04110) | 90.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.11% (0.04110) | 89.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.84% (0.00841) | 82.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 0.84% (0.00841) | 82.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 12, 2024 | 0.89% (0.00894) | 80.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 28, 2023 | 0.61% (0.00613) | 76.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.64% (0.00636) | 75.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 18.20% (0.18199) | 93.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.77% (0.04773) | 77.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.77% (0.04773) | 77.75th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.10% (0.01105) | 66.28th | v1 |
| Jul 21, 2021 | 1.10% (0.01105) | 0.00th | v1 |
| Jun 15, 2021 | 0.88% (0.00884) | 0.00th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.66% (0.00663) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (11)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-3773 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1670593 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8222-6fc8-mhvf Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3773
- https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2019-3773 Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0011/
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3773
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html Not Applicable
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-3773 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1670593 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8222-6fc8-mhvf | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3773 | ||
| https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2019-3773 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0011/ | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3773 | ||
| https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html | PatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html | Not Applicable | |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html | PatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2021.html |
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