CVE-2019-12415

In Apache POI up to 4.1.0, when using the tool XSSFExportToXml to convert user-provided Microsoft Excel documents, a specially crafted document can allow an attacker to read files from the local filesystem or from internal network resources via XML External Entity (XXE) Processing.

Published: 2019-10-23 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-12415 is rated Low Risk (23.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-12415

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 0.39% 0.02% -0.36%
2 2025-11-18 0.02% 0.39% +0.36%
3 2025-03-30 0.02%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-12415

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
1.8 3.6 [email protected]
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-12415

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2019-12415

GHSA-9jwc-q6j3-8g9g · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apache POI

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-12415

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2019-12415 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libapache-poi-java), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-12415
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-12415
ubuntu medium CVE-2019-12415 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libapache-poi-java), 18 status rows across 18 suites (bionic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): ignored 10, needs-triage 7, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12415

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-12415

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache poi <= 4.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle application_testing_suite 12.5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_testing_suite:12.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle application_testing_suite 13.1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_testing_suite:13.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle application_testing_suite 13.2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_testing_suite:13.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle application_testing_suite 13.3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_testing_suite:13.3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_enterprise_originations 2.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_enterprise_originations:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_enterprise_originations 2.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_enterprise_originations:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_enterprise_product_manufacturing 2.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_enterprise_product_manufacturing:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_enterprise_product_manufacturing 2.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_enterprise_product_manufacturing:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_payments 14.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_payments:14.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_payments 14.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_payments:14.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_platform 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_platform 2.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_platform 2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_platform 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_platform 2.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_platform 2.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_platform 2.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_platform 2.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_platform 2.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle big_data_discovery 1.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:big_data_discovery:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_diameter_signaling_router_idih: 8.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_diameter_signaling_router_idih\::8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_diameter_signaling_router_idih: 8.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_diameter_signaling_router_idih\::8.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle endeca_information_discovery_studio 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:endeca_information_discovery_studio:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle enterprise_manager_base_platform 12.1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_base_platform:12.1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle enterprise_manager_base_platform 13.3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_base_platform:13.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle enterprise_manager_base_platform 13.4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_base_platform:13.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle enterprise_repository 12.1.3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_repository:12.1.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure >= 8.0.6, <= 8.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle financial_services_market_risk_measurement_and_management 8.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_market_risk_measurement_and_management:8.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle financial_services_market_risk_measurement_and_management 8.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_market_risk_measurement_and_management:8.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle flexcube_private_banking 12.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_private_banking:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle flexcube_private_banking 12.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_private_banking:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle hyperion_infrastructure_technology 11.1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:hyperion_infrastructure_technology:11.1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle instantis_enterprisetrack 17.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:instantis_enterprisetrack:17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle instantis_enterprisetrack 17.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:instantis_enterprisetrack:17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle instantis_enterprisetrack 17.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:instantis_enterprisetrack:17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle insurance_policy_administration_j2ee 11.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_policy_administration_j2ee:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle insurance_policy_administration_j2ee 11.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_policy_administration_j2ee:11.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle insurance_policy_administration_j2ee 11.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_policy_administration_j2ee:11.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle insurance_rules_palette 10.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_rules_palette:10.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle insurance_rules_palette 10.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_rules_palette:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle insurance_rules_palette 11.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_rules_palette:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle insurance_rules_palette 11.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_rules_palette:11.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle insurance_rules_palette 11.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_rules_palette:11.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdeveloper 12.2.1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdeveloper:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools 8.57 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools 8.58 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools 8.59 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_gateway 17.12.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_gateway:17.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_gateway 18.8.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_gateway:18.8.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_unifier >= 17.7, <= 17.12 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_unifier 16.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_unifier 16.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_unifier 18.8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:18.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_unifier 19.12 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:19.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_clearance_optimization_engine 14.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_clearance_optimization_engine:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_order_broker 15.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_order_broker:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_order_broker 16.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_order_broker:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_predictive_application_server 15.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_predictive_application_server:15.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_predictive_application_server 16.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_predictive_application_server:16.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle webcenter_portal 12.2.1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_portal:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle webcenter_portal 12.2.1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_portal:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle webcenter_sites 12.2.1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_sites:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle webcenter_sites 12.2.1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_sites:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-12415

URL Tags
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/13a54b6a03369cfb418a699180ffb83bd727320b6ddfec198b9b728e%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2ac0327748de0c2b3c1c012481b79936797c711724e0b7da83cf564c%40%3Cuser.tika.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/895164e03a3c327449069e2fd6ced0367561878b3ae6a8ec740c2007%40%3Cuser.tika.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d88b8823867033514d7ec05d66f88c70dc207604d3dcbd44fd88464c%40%3Cuser.tika.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r204ba2a9ea750f38d789d2bb429cc0925ad6133deea7cbc3001d96b5%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html Third Party Advisory
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