{"id":"CVE-2019-18212","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-18212","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T01:51:16.599Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2019-10-23T22:15:11.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:24:29.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-22"],"affected":["xml language server project/xml server project","eclipse/wild web developer","theia xml extension project/theia xml extension"],"epss":{"score":0.02841,"percentile":0.86578,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.84%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/angelozerr/lsp4xml/","tags":["Product"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/angelozerr/lsp4xml/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#others","tags":["Release Notes","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/angelozerr/lsp4xml/pull/567","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-xml/","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=redhat.vscode-xml","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.shielder.it/blog/dont-open-that-xml-xxe-to-rce-in-xml-plugins-for-vs-code-eclipse-theia/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/angelozerr/lsp4xml/","tags":["Product"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/angelozerr/lsp4xml/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#others","tags":["Release Notes","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/angelozerr/lsp4xml/pull/567","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-xml/","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=redhat.vscode-xml","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.shielder.it/blog/dont-open-that-xml-xxe-to-rce-in-xml-plugins-for-vs-code-eclipse-theia/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18212","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."}