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TI-2019-03245 Aliases CVE-2019-4391GHSA-h74j-999g-2xqf

HCL AppScan Standard is vulnerable to XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data

Priority LOW 38CWE-611Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

HCL AppScan Standard is vulnerable to XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01231 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—HCL AppScan Standard EditionHCL AppScan Standard versions 9.x and earlier—No fix listedCNA
  • HCL AppScan Standard Edition Vendor— Affected HCL AppScan Standard versions 9.x and earlier Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:appscan:*:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*up to 9.0.3.14VulnerableHCL Software
  • cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:appscan:*:*:*:*:standard:*:*:* Versions up to 9.0.3.14 Vulnerable ·HCL Software

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-4391
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h74j-999g-2xqf

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2019-03246 Hard-coded credentials in IBM HCL AppScan Standard Edition CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-03247 HCL AppScan Standard is vulnerable to excessive authorization attempts CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-03217 Hard-coded credentials in "HCL AppScan Enterprise Edition" CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-03216 Improper output encoding in "HCL AppScan Enterprise " CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-03214 "HCL AppScan Enterprise is susceptible to Cross-Site Scripting while importing a specially crafted test policy." CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2019-03215 "HCL AppScan Enterprise makes use of broken or risky cryptographic algorithm to store REST API user details." CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
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Sources

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