CVE-2019-13358 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 24.3% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
lib/DocumentToText.php in OpenCats before 0.9.4-3 has XXE that allows remote users to read files on the underlying operating system. The attacker must upload a file in the docx or odt format.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 24.27% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-611 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2019-07-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| opencats | opencats |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | OpenCats 0.9.4-2 - 'docx ' XML External Entity Injection (XXE) | 2021-09-22 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164253/OpenCats-0.9.4-2-XML-Injection.html
- http://www.opencats.org/news/
- https://doddsecurity.com/312/xml-external-entity-injection-xxe-in-opencats-applicant-tracking-system/
- https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/pull/440
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164253/OpenCats-0.9.4-2-XML-Injection.html
- http://www.opencats.org/news/
- https://doddsecurity.com/312/xml-external-entity-injection-xxe-in-opencats-applicant-tracking-system/
- https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/pull/440
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