CVE-2019-13358

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 24.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2019-07-05 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-611

Description

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.

Affected products

OpenCATS: before 0.9.4-3 — fixed in 0.9.4-3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: OpenCATS 0.9.4-3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164253/OpenCats-0.9.4-2-XML-Injection.html
http://www.opencats.org/news/
https://doddsecurity.com/312/xml-external-entity-injection-xxe-in-opencats-applicant-tracking-system/
https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/pull/440
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164253/OpenCats-0.9.4-2-XML-Injection.html
http://www.opencats.org/news/
https://doddsecurity.com/312/xml-external-entity-injection-xxe-in-opencats-applicant-tracking-system/
https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/pull/440

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