The OpenID client application in Atlassian Crowd before version 3.6.2, and from version 3.7.0 before 3.7.1 allows remote attackers to perform a Denial of Service attack via an XML Entity Expansion vulnerability.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-20104 is rated High Exploit Risk (75/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.43%). Core evidence: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 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 | 2025-11-21 | 2.02% | 2.43% | +0.42% |
| 2 | 2025-11-18 | 2.43% | 2.02% | -0.42% |
| 3 | 2025-05-06 | — | 2.43% | — |
Full EPSS history (13 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] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| atlassian | crowd | < 3.2.11 | cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:crowd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| atlassian | crowd | >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.8 | cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:crowd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| atlassian | crowd | >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.7 | cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:crowd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| atlassian | crowd | >= 3.5.0, < 3.5.2 | cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:crowd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| atlassian | crowd | >= 3.6.0, < 3.6.2 | cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:crowd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| atlassian | crowd | >= 3.6.3, < 3.7.1 | cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:crowd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| atlassian | crowd | >= 3.7.2, < 4.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:crowd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CWD-5526 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://zeroauth.ltd/blog/2020/02/07/cve-2019-20104-atlassian-crowd-openid-client-vulnerable-to-remote-dos-via-xml-entity-expansion/ | Exploit Technical Description |