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CVE-2019-12154

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-06-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-611

Description

XXE in the XML parser library in RealObjects PDFreactor before 10.1.10722 allows attackers to supply malicious XML content in externally referenced resources, leading to disclosure of local file contents and/or denial of service conditions.

Affected products

• Realobjects Pdfreactor: before 10.1.10722 — fixed in 10.1.10722

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Realobjects Pdfreactor 10.1.10722. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://blog.gdssecurity.com/labs/2019/5/28/ssrf-and-xxe-vulnerabilities-in-pdfreactor.html
• https://www.pdfreactor.com/important-pdfreactor-security-advisory/
• https://www.pdfreactor.com/pdfreactor-10-maintenance-release-10-1-10722-now-available/
• https://blog.gdssecurity.com/labs/2019/5/28/ssrf-and-xxe-vulnerabilities-in-pdfreactor.html
• https://www.pdfreactor.com/important-pdfreactor-security-advisory/
• https://www.pdfreactor.com/pdfreactor-10-maintenance-release-10-1-10722-now-available/

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