CVE-2019-18212
XMLLanguageService.java in XML Language Server (aka lsp4xml) before 0.9.1, as used in Red Hat XML Language Support (aka vscode-xml) before 0.9.1 for Visual Studio and other products, allows a remote attacker to write to arbitrary files via Directory…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.84%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
XMLLanguageService.java in XML Language Server (aka lsp4xml) before 0.9.1, as used in Red Hat XML Language Support (aka vscode-xml) before 0.9.1 for Visual Studio and other products, allows a remote attacker to write to arbitrary files via Directory Traversal.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.84% probability · 87th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- xml language server project/xml server project · eclipse/wild web developer · theia xml extension project/theia xml extension
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.8% since 26 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
- https://github.com/angelozerr/lsp4xml/Product
- https://github.com/angelozerr/lsp4xml/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#othersRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/angelozerr/lsp4xml/pull/567Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-xml/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=redhat.vscode-xmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.shielder.it/blog/dont-open-that-xml-xxe-to-rce-in-xml-plugins-for-vs-code-eclipse-theia/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/angelozerr/lsp4xml/Product
- https://github.com/angelozerr/lsp4xml/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#othersRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/angelozerr/lsp4xml/pull/567Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-xml/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=redhat.vscode-xmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.shielder.it/blog/dont-open-that-xml-xxe-to-rce-in-xml-plugins-for-vs-code-eclipse-theia/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.