{"id":"CVE-2019-13358","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-13358","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T02:13:22.132Z","title":"lib/DocumentToText.php in OpenCats before 0.9.4-3 has XXE that allows remote users to read files on the underlying operating system.","description":"lib/DocumentToText.php in OpenCats before 0.9.4-3 has XXE that allows remote users to read files on the underlying operating system. The attacker must upload a file in the docx or odt format.","published":"2019-07-05T21:15:11.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:16:38.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-611"],"affected":["opencats/opencats"],"epss":{"score":0.2427,"percentile":0.97849,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2021-09-22","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":50316,"kind":"exploit","title":"OpenCats 0.9.4-2 - 'docx ' XML External Entity Injection (XXE)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50316","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/webapps/50316.py","file":"exploits/php/webapps/50316.py","published":"2021-09-22","added":"2021-09-22","updated":"2021-09-27","author":"Jake Ruston","type":"webapps","platform":"php","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2019-13358"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 24.3%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164253/OpenCats-0.9.4-2-XML-Injection.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.opencats.org/news/","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://doddsecurity.com/312/xml-external-entity-injection-xxe-in-opencats-applicant-tracking-system/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/pull/440","tags":["Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164253/OpenCats-0.9.4-2-XML-Injection.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.opencats.org/news/","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://doddsecurity.com/312/xml-external-entity-injection-xxe-in-opencats-applicant-tracking-system/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/pull/440","tags":["Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13358","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}