CVE-2024-31573

XMLUnit for Java before 2.10.0, in the default configuration, might allow code execution via an untrusted stylesheet (used for an XSLT transformation), because XSLT extension functions are enabled.

Published: 2025-10-17 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Deferred，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-31573 is rated Low Risk (20.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.22%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-31573

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 0.03% 0.22% +0.19%
2 2026-03-04 0.08% 0.03% -0.05%
3 2026-03-01 — 0.08% —

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-31573

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.4 2.5 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-31573

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2024-31573

GHSA-chfm-68vv-pvw5 · Severity: low · Ecosystem: maven — XMLUnit for Java has Insecure Defaults when Processing XSLT Stylesheets

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-31573

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2024-31573 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (xmlunit), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-31573
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-31573
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-31573 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (xmlunit), 8 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 6, ignored 1, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-31573

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-31573

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2024-31573

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