CVE-2019-14678
SAS XML Mapper 9.45 has an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability that can be leveraged by malicious attackers in multiple ways.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.95%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
SAS XML Mapper 9.45 has an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability that can be leveraged by malicious attackers in multiple ways. Examples are Local File Reading, Out Of Band File Exfiltration, Server Side Request Forgery, and/or Potential Denial of Service attacks. This vulnerability also affects the XMLV2 LIBNAME engine when the AUTOMAP option is used.
- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.95% probability · 87th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- sas/xml mapper · sas/base sas
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://support.sas.com/kb/64/719.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2019-14678-Unsafe%20XML%20Parsing-SAS%20XML%20MapperExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://support.sas.com/kb/64/719.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2019-14678-Unsafe%20XML%20Parsing-SAS%20XML%20MapperExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.