9.8

CVE-2019-0228: apache james

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
AliasesGHSA-c9jj-3wvg-q65h
Published 17-04-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-0228 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in apache james. EPSS estimates a 9.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
9.45%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 17-04-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

9.45%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

95%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 9.45% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
9.45%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Oracle11 products
Apache2 products
Fedoraproject1 product
Org.apache.pdfbox1 product
  • pdfbox≥ 2.0.14, < 2.0.15

4 vendors · 15 products

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