In DiffPlug Spotless before 1.20.0 (library and Maven plugin) and before 3.20.0 (Gradle plugin), the XML parser would resolve external entities over both HTTP and HTTPS and didn't respect the resolveExternalEntities setting
Published Mar 15, 2019
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.50%
Description
In DiffPlug Spotless before 1.20.0 (library and Maven plugin) and before 3.20.0 (Gradle plugin), the XML parser would resolve external entities over both HTTP and HTTPS and didn't respect the resolveExternalEntities setting. For example, this allows disclosure of file contents to a MITM attacker if a victim performs a spotlessApply operation on an untrusted XML file.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:H/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 2, 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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.50% (0.01499) | 73.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.50% (0.01499) | 73.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00241) | 62.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 8, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00241) | 61.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00163) | 51.13th | 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 | 9.19% (0.09187) | 87.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 5.36% (0.05363) | 79.74th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 5.36% (0.05363) | 79.54th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 69.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7v35-qwwj-p98g Advisory
- https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/blob/master/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md#version-3200---march-11th-2018-javadoc-jcenter x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/blob/master/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md#version-1200---march-14th-2018-javadoc-jcenter x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/358 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/369 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7406e297228c42deeecdd12a576e39d63073faebf14b027b7608fdfd%40%3Cissues.iceberg.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9843
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7v35-qwwj-p98g | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/blob/master/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md#version-3200---march-11th-2018-javadoc-jcenter | x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/blob/master/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md#version-1200---march-14th-2018-javadoc-jcenter | x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/358 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/369 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7406e297228c42deeecdd12a576e39d63073faebf14b027b7608fdfd%40%3Cissues.iceberg.apache.org%3E | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9843 |
Change history (0)
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