# CVE-2019-17323: Code injection in REXPERT

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code via malicious XML in the report print function, requiring user interaction to visit a malicious page.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Oct 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q8c5-p3cq-8mh2

## What is CVE-2019-17323?

CVE-2019-17323 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in ClipSoft REXPERT, published on 30 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

ClipSoft REXPERT 1.0.0.527 and earlier version allows arbitrary file creation and execution via report print function of rexpert viewer with modified XML document. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious web page.

Weakness: CWE-91 (XML Injection)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17323?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Clipsoft Rexpert.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-17323?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-17323 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-17323 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17323 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ClipSoft REXPERT

- [CVE-2019-17322](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17322/): Path traversal in REXPERT (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2019-17324](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17324/): Path traversal in REXPERT (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2019-17325](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17325/): File upload in REXPERT (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2019-17326](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17326/): Path traversal in REXPERT (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2019-17321](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17321/): Information disclosure in REXPERT (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-17323 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-17323 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in ClipSoft REXPERT, published on 30 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17323 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ClipSoft REXPERT. 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-2019-17323/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17323/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17323
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17323
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-17323

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17323/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.