CVE-2018-19531
HTTL (aka Hyper-Text Template Language) through 1.0.11 allows remote command execution because...
HTTL (aka Hyper-Text Template Language) through 1.0.11 allows remote command execution because the decodeXml function uses java.beans.XMLEncoder unsafely when configured without an xml.codec= setting.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
HTTL (aka Hyper-Text Template Language) through 1.0.11 allows remote command execution because the decodeXml function uses java.beans.XMLEncoder unsafely when configured without an xml.codec= setting.
- Record
CVE-2018-19531- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
HTTL (aka Hyper-Text Template Language) through 1.0.11 allows remote command execution because the decodeXml function uses java.beans.XMLEncoder unsafely when configured without an xml.codec= setting.
- Record
CVE-2018-19531- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-11220 No score
HTTL (aka Hyper-Text Template Language) through 1.0.11 allows remote command execution because the decodeXml function uses java.beans.XMLEncoder unsafely when configured without an xml.codec= setting.
- Record
EUVD-2018-11220- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6j96-6x23-46xg
HTTL (aka Hyper-Text Template Language) through 1.0.11 allows remote command execution because...
HTTL (aka Hyper-Text Template Language) through 1.0.11 allows remote command execution because the decodeXml function uses java.beans.XMLEncoder unsafely when configured without an xml.codec= setting.
- Record
GHSA-6j96-6x23-46xg- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
HTTL (aka Hyper-Text Template Language) through 1.0.11 allows remote command execution because the decodeXml function uses java.beans.XMLEncoder unsafely when configured without an xml.codec= setting.
- Record
CVE-2018-19531- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-19531 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Httl Project Httl, published November 26, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.59%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.