Critical severity · published Apr 17, 2019
CVE-2019-0228
Apache PDFBox 2.0.14 does not properly initialize the XML parser, which allows context-dependent attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XFDF
9.8
CVSS
9.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Apache PDFBox 2.0.14 does not properly initialize the XML parser, which allows context-dependent attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XFDF.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)9.5% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BC
Banking Corporate Lending Process Management · Oracle
14.2; 14.3; 14.5 · source: NVD
BC
Banking Credit Facilities Process Management · Oracle
14.2; 14.3; 14.5 · source: NVD
BS
Banking Supply Chain Finance · Oracle
14.2; 14.3; 14.5 · source: NVD
BT
Banking Trade Finance Process Management · Oracle
14.2; 14.3; 14.5 · source: NVD
BV
Banking Virtual Account Management · Oracle
14.2; 14.3.0; 14.5 · source: NVD
CM
Communications Messaging Server · Oracle
8.1 · source: NVD
CS
Communications Session Report Manager · Oracle
8.0.0.0 through 8.2.4.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
29; 30 · source: NVD
HF
Hyperion Financial Reporting · Oracle
11.1.2.4; 11.2.6.0 · source: NVD
JA
James · Apache
3.3.0; 3.4.0 · source: NVD
PD
Pdfbox · Apache
2.0.14 · source: NVD
PE
Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools · Oracle
8.58; 8.59 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0228
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-0228
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1a3756557f8cb02790b7183ccf7665ae23f608a421c4f723113bca79%40%3Cusers.pdfbox.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8a19bd6d43e359913341043c2a114f91f9e4ae170059539ad1f5673c%40%3Ccommits.tika.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bc8db1bf459f1ad909da47350ed554ee745abe9f25f2b50cad4e06dd%40%3Cserver-dev.james.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/be86fcd7cd423a3fe6b73a3cb9d7cac0b619d0deb99e6b5d172c98f4%40%3Ccommits.tika.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0a2141abeddae66dd57025f1681c8425834062b7c0c7e0b1d830a95d%40%3Cusers.pdfbox.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r32b8102392a174b17fd19509a9e76047f74852b77b7bf46af95e45a2%40%3Cserver-dev.james.apache.org%3E
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