{"id":"CVE-2019-19031","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-19031","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T21:17:55.579Z","title":"Easy XML Editor through v1.7.8 is affected by: XML External Entity Injection.","description":"Easy XML Editor through v1.7.8 is affected by: XML External Entity Injection. The impact is: Arbitrary File Read and DoS by consuming resources. The component is: XML Parsing. The attack vector is: Specially crafted XML payload.","published":"2019-12-30T20:15:13.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:26:01.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-611"],"affected":["edit-xml/easy xml editor"],"epss":{"score":0.05206,"percentile":0.92432,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2020-01-20","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":47945,"kind":"exploit","title":"Easy XML Editor 1.7.8 - XML External Entity Injection","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47945","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/xml/local/47945.txt","file":"exploits/xml/local/47945.txt","published":"2020-01-20","added":"2020-01-20","updated":"2020-01-20","author":"Javier Olmedo","type":"local","platform":"xml","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2019-19031"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 5.2%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155996/Easy-XML-Editor-1.7.8-XML-Injection.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://hackpuntes.com/cve-2019-19031-easy-xml-editor-1-7-8-inyeccion-xml/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155996/Easy-XML-Editor-1.7.8-XML-Injection.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://hackpuntes.com/cve-2019-19031-easy-xml-editor-1-7-8-inyeccion-xml/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19031","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."}