CVE-2019-15637
Numerous Tableau products are vulnerable to XXE via a malicious workbook, extension, or data source, leading to information disclosure or a DoS.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.3%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Numerous Tableau products are vulnerable to XXE via a malicious workbook, extension, or data source, leading to information disclosure or a DoS. This affects Tableau Server, Tableau Desktop, Tableau Reader, and Tableau Public Desktop.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 14.31% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 27 August 2019
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- tableau/tableau server · tableau/tableau desktop · tableau/tableau reader · tableau/tableau public desktop
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 14.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://community.tableau.com/community/security-bulletins/blog/2019/08/22/important-adv-2019-030-xxe-vulnerability-in-tableau-productsVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/minecrater/exploits/blob/master/TableauXXE.pyExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154232/Tableau-XML-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://community.tableau.com/community/security-bulletins/blog/2019/08/22/important-adv-2019-030-xxe-vulnerability-in-tableau-productsVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/minecrater/exploits/blob/master/TableauXXE.pyExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154232/Tableau-XML-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.