7.5
HIGH
CVE-2019-15160
SweetXml XML Entity Expansion Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

The SweetXml (aka sweet_xml) package through 0.6.6 for Erlang and Elixir allows attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via an XML entity expansion attack with an inline DTD.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 19, 2019, 6:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:28 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-15160 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Kbrw sweet_xml
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-15160.

URL Resource
https://github.com/kbrw/sweet_xml/issues/71 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://hex.pm/packages/sweet_xml Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/kbrw/sweet_xml/issues/71 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://hex.pm/packages/sweet_xml Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-15160 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-15160 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/kbrw/sweet_xml/issues/71
    Added Reference https://hex.pm/packages/sweet_xml
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-611 CWE-776
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 23, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/kbrw/sweet_xml/issues/71 No Types Assigned https://github.com/kbrw/sweet_xml/issues/71 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://hex.pm/packages/sweet_xml No Types Assigned https://hex.pm/packages/sweet_xml Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-611
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kbrw:sweet_xml:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 0.6.6
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-15160 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.43 }} -0.08%

score

0.59819

percentile

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