CVE-2019-12415 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2019-12415

In Apache POI up to 4.1.0, when using the tool...

Vulnerability Description

In Apache POI up to 4.1.0, when using the tool XSSFExportToXml to convert user-provided Microsoft Excel documents, a specially crafted document can allow an attacker to read files from the local filesystem or from internal network resources via XML External Entity (XXE) Processing.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Apache POI
Vulnerable Versions:
Apache POI up to 4.1.0

Timeline

Official Publish: October 23rd, 2019
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.