# CVE-2019-13358: XML external entity in n/a

> Remote attackers can read files on the underlying operating system by uploading malicious docx or odt files to OpenCats.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Jul 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q74v-wmpg-rr8q

## What is CVE-2019-13358?

CVE-2019-13358 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-611 (Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13358?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Opencats Opencats.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-13358?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-13358 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-13358 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13358 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- OpenCats 0.9.4-2 - 'docx ' XML External Entity Injection (XXE) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-48011](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48011/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-43019](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43019/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-41560](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41560/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-25294](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25294/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-43020](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43020/): SQL injection in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-13358 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-13358 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13358 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13358/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13358/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-13358
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13358
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-13358

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