# CVE-2019-13625: XML external entity in n/a

> An attacker can exploit an XML External Entity vulnerability in Ghidra to read sensitive files or execute code by tricking a user into opening a malicious project or tool.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jul 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f48v-9gwp-8f79

## What is CVE-2019-13625?

CVE-2019-13625 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

NSA Ghidra before 9.0.1 allows XXE when a project is opened or restored, or a tool is imported, as demonstrated by a project.prp file.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13625?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nsa Ghidra.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-13625?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-13625 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-13625 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13625 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-22671](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22671/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-16941](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16941/): XML external entity in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-4946](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-4946/): NSA Ghidra Auto-Analysis Annotation Command Execution (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-49498](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-49498/): Ghidra 11.0 < 12.1 - SQL Injection in PostgreSQL Password Change via Unescaped Username (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2026-52754](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-52754/): Ghidra < 12.1 - Authentication Bypass via Null Signature in PKIAuthenticationModule (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-13625 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-13625 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 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-2019-13625 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-2019-13625/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13625/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-13625
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13625
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-13625

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