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01 Record

CVE-2019-0228

Apache PDFBox 2.0.14 does not properly initialize the XML parser, which allows context-dependent attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XFDF.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: apache
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 Description

Apache PDFBox 2.0.14 does not properly initialize the XML parser, which allows context-dependent attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XFDF.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
9.45% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 94.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2019-04-17 14:07Z7 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-04 17:44Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2018-11-14
Assigning CNA
apache
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity ReferenceBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
6e03434b5f316f5707396eba79f72f40d275a64b938fba4c15443e9673333578

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
n/aApache PDFBoxApache PDFBox 2.0.14—

06 References