# CVE-2019-17085: XML external entity in Operations Agent

> An XXE vulnerability in Micro Focus Operations Agent allows attackers to read sensitive data or cause denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Nov 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3rx9-vfgx-qhj2

## What is CVE-2019-17085?

CVE-2019-17085 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Micro Focus International Operations Agent, published on 18 Nov 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

XXE attack vulnerability on Micro Focus Operations Agent, affected version 12.0, 12.01, 12.02, 12.03, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.10, 12.11. The vulnerability could be exploited to do an XXE attack on Operations Agent.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17085?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microfocus Operations Agent.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-17085?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-17085 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-17085 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17085 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Micro Focus International Operations Agent

- [CVE-2021-22505](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22505/): Privilege escalation in Operations Agent (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-0622](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0622/): Local privilege escalation vulnerability could affect OpenText Operations Agent on Non-Windows platforms. (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-2123](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2123/): Privilege escalation vulnerability in Operations Agent (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2020-11861](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11861/): Privilege escalation in Operations Agent (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-38129](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38129/): Information disclosure in Micro Focus Operations Agent. (low 3.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-17085 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-17085 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Micro Focus International Operations Agent, published on 18 Nov 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17085 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Micro Focus International Operations Agent. 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-2019-17085/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17085/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17085
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17085
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-17085

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