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TI-2019-12173 Aliases CVE-2019-16188GHSA-c62w-57vg-xgvp

HCL AppScan Source before 9.03.13 is susceptible to XML External Entity (XXE) attacks in…

Priority LOW 33CWE-611Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

HCL AppScan Source before 9.03.13 is susceptible to XML External Entity (XXE) attacks in multiple locations. In particular, an attacker can send a specially crafted .ozasmt file to a targeted victim and ask the victim to open it. When the victim imports the .ozasmt file in AppScan Source, the content of any file in the local file system (to which the victim as read access) can be exfiltrated to a remote listener under the attacker's control. The product does not disable external XML Entity Processing, which can lead to information disclosure and denial of services attacks.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00803 56th 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
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:appscan_source:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 9.03.13VulnerableHCL Software
  • cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:appscan_source:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.03.13 Vulnerable ·HCL Software

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-16188
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c62w-57vg-xgvp

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2024-19901 HCL AppScan Source is affected by an expired TLS/SSL certificate CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2019-03244 Cross-site scripting in HCL AppScan Source CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8

Sources

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