GHSA-9jwc-q6j3-8g9g · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apache POI
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.
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.
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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)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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1.8 | 3.6 | [email protected] |
| 2.1 | 2.0 | LOW |
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3.9 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-9jwc-q6j3-8g9g · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apache POI
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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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
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low | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-12415 |
ubuntu
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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 |
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |