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CVE-2019-7722
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2019-02-11 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-611
Description
PMD 5.8.1 and earlier processes XML external entities in ruleset files it parses as part of the analysis process, allowing attackers tampering it (either by direct modification or MITM attacks when using remote rulesets) to perform information disclosure, denial of service, or request forgery attacks. (PMD 6.x is unaffected because of a 2017-09-15 change.)
Affected products
- pmd: through 5.8.1
References
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