CVE-2019-13237

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In Alkacon OpenCms 10.5.4 and 10.5.5, there are multiple resources vulnerable to Local File Inclusion that allow an attacker to access server resources: clearhistory.jsp, convertxml.jsp, group_new.jsp, loginmessage.jsp, xmlcontentrepair.jsp, and /system/workplace/admin/history/settings/index.jsp.

Published: 2019-08-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-13237 is rated High Exploit Risk (68.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.35%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.21% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2019-13237

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
47340 exploit_db edb 2019-09-02 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-13237

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 2026-06-15 4.14% 7.35% +3.21%
2 2025-11-21 1.96% 4.14% +2.18%
3 2025-11-18 1.96%

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-13237

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
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:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 1.4 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-13237

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2019-13237

GHSA-36hf-6hp2-9g4c · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Local file inclusion allows unauthorized access to internal resources in Alkacon OpenCms

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-13237

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
alkacon opencms_apollo_template 10.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:alkacon:opencms_apollo_template:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alkacon opencms_apollo_template 10.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:alkacon:opencms_apollo_template:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-13237

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