lib/DocumentToText.php in OpenCats before 0.9.4-3 has XXE that allows remote users to read files on the underlying operating system. The attacker must upload a file in the docx or odt format.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-13358 is rated High Exploit Risk (79.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 23.85%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50316 | exploit_db | edb | 2021-09-22 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-06-22 | 23.67% | 23.85% | +0.18% |
| 2 | 2026-06-15 | 39.74% | 23.67% | -16.07% |
| 3 | 2026-06-05 | — | 39.74% | — |
Full EPSS history (26 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 3.1 | HIGH |
|
3.9 | 3.6 | [email protected] |
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164253/OpenCats-0.9.4-2-XML-Injection.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.opencats.org/news/ | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://doddsecurity.com/312/xml-external-entity-injection-xxe-in-opencats-applicant-tracking-system/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/pull/440 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |