CVE-2019-1020019
Cross-site Scripting in invenio-previewer
invenio-previewer before 1.0.0a12 allows XSS.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
invenio-previewer before 1.0.0a12 allows XSS.
- Record
CVE-2019-1020019- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
invenio-previewer before 1.0.0a12 allows XSS.
- Record
CVE-2019-1020019- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0063 No score
invenio-previewer before 1.0.0a12 allows XSS.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0063- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j9m2-6hq2-4r3c
Cross-site Scripting in invenio-previewer
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in JSON, Markdown and iPython Notebook previewers
Impact
Several Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities have been found in the JSON, Markdown and iPython Notebook previewers. The vulnerabilities would allow a malicous user to upload a JSON, Markdown or Notebook file with embedded scripts that would be executed by a victims browser.
Patches
Invenio-Previewer v1.0.0a12 fixes the issue.
Workarounds
You can remediate the vulnerability without upgrading by disabling the affected previewers. You do this by adding the following to your configuration:
PREVIEWER_PREFERENCE = [
'csv_dthreejs',
'simple_image',
# 'json_prismjs',
'xml_prismjs',
# 'mistune',
'pdfjs',
# 'ipynb',
'zip',
]
Afterwards, you should not be able to preview JSON, Markdown or iPython Notebook files.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Email us at [email protected]
- Record
GHSA-j9m2-6hq2-4r3c- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
invenio-previewer before 1.0.0a12 allows XSS.
- Record
CVE-2019-1020019- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-j9m2-6hq2-4r3c
Cross-site Scripting in invenio-previewer
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in JSON, Markdown and iPython Notebook previewers
Impact
Several Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities have been found in the JSON, Markdown and iPython Notebook previewers. The vulnerabilities would allow a malicous user to upload a JSON, Markdown or Notebook file with embedded scripts that would be executed by a victims browser.
Patches
Invenio-Previewer v1.0.0a12 fixes the issue.
Workarounds
You can remediate the vulnerability without upgrading by disabling the affected previewers. You do this by adding the following to your configuration:
PREVIEWER_PREFERENCE = [
'csv_dthreejs',
'simple_image',
# 'json_prismjs',
'xml_prismjs',
# 'mistune',
'pdfjs',
# 'ipynb',
'zip',
]
Afterwards, you should not be able to preview JSON, Markdown or iPython Notebook files.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Email us at [email protected]
- Record
GHSA-j9m2-6hq2-4r3c- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2019-26 No score
invenio-previewer before 1.0.0a12 allows XSS.
- Record
PYSEC-2019-26- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
invenio-previewerPyPI |
through 1.0.0a11 | 1.0.0a12 |
invenio-previewerPyPI |
before 1.0.0a12, plus listed versions 0.1.01.0.0a101.0.0a111.0.0a21.0.0a3 Show 6 moreShow less1.0.0a41.0.0a51.0.0a61.0.0a71.0.0a81.0.0a9 |
1.0.0a12 |
invenio-previewerPyPI |
before 1.0.0a12, plus listed versions 0.1.01.0.0a21.0.0a31.0.0a41.0.0a5 Show 6 moreShow less1.0.0a61.0.0a71.0.0a81.0.0a91.0.0a101.0.0a11 |
1.0.0a12 |
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-2019-1020019 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Invenio Invenio-previewer, published July 16, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.90%, the 59th percentile. Fixed in invenio-previewer 1.0.0a12.