CVE-2019-3773

Spring Web Services XML External Entity Injection (XXE)

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 18, 2019 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: September 4, 2026 at 01:45 PM UTC
4 products affected across 3 vendorsFinancial Services Analytical Applications InfrastructureFlexcube Private BankingSpring Web Services

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%

Description

Spring Web Services, versions 2.4.3, 3.0.4, and older unsupported versions of all three projects, were susceptible to XML External Entity Injection (XXE) when receiving XML data from untrusted sources.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 2.4.33.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 3.0.4
2.4 ≤ v < v2.4.3.RELEASE3.0 ≤ v < v3.0.4.RELEASE2.43.0
Affected range stops below v2.4.3.RELEASE, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below v3.0.4.RELEASE, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-611

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