CVE-2019-17400
Server-Side Request Forgery in unoconv
The unoconv package before 0.9 mishandles untrusted pathnames, leading to SSRF and local file inclusion.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
The unoconv package before 0.9 mishandles untrusted pathnames, leading to SSRF and local file inclusion.
- Record
CVE-2019-17400- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The unoconv package before 0.9 mishandles untrusted pathnames, leading to SSRF and local file inclusion.
- Record
CVE-2019-17400- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0151 No score
The unoconv package before 0.9 mishandles untrusted pathnames, leading to SSRF and local file inclusion.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0151- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-27p5-7cw6-m45h
8.7
Server-Side Request Forgery in unoconv
The unoconv package before 0.9 mishandles untrusted pathnames, leading to SSRF and local file inclusion.
- Record
GHSA-27p5-7cw6-m45h- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
The unoconv package before 0.9 mishandles untrusted pathnames, leading to SSRF and local file inclusion.
- Record
CVE-2019-17400- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-17400
7.5
The unoconv package before 0.9 mishandles untrusted pathnames, leading to SSRF and local file inclusion.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-17400- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVGHSA-27p5-7cw6-m45h
8.7
Server-Side Request Forgery in unoconv
The unoconv package before 0.9 mishandles untrusted pathnames, leading to SSRF and local file inclusion.
- Record
GHSA-27p5-7cw6-m45h- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2020:3944
7.5
Red Hat Security Advisory: unoconv security update
- Record
RHSA-2020:3944- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-17400
7.5
The unoconv package before 0.9 mishandles untrusted pathnames, leading to SSRF and local file inclusion.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-17400- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2019-213 No score
The unoconv package before 0.9 mishandles untrusted pathnames, leading to SSRF and local file inclusion.
- Record
PYSEC-2019-213- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
unoconvPyPI |
before 0.9.0 | 0.9.0 |
unoconvDebian:12 |
before 0.7-2 | 0.7-2 |
unoconvPyPI |
before 0.9.0, plus listed versions 0.60.8.2 |
0.9.0 |
unoconvRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client |
before 0:0.6-8.el7 | 0:0.6-8.el7 |
unoconvRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:0.6-8.el7 | 0:0.6-8.el7 |
unoconvRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 0:0.6-8.el7 | 0:0.6-8.el7 |
unoconvUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.6-30.6-40.6-50.6-6 |
None known |
unoconvUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.7-1.1 |
None known |
unoconvUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.7-1.1 |
None known |
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-2019-17400 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Universal Office Converter Project Office Converter, published October 21, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.16%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in unoconv 0.9.0.
References
github.com/unoconv/unoconv/pull/510
buer.haus/2019/10/18/a-tale-of-exploitation-in-spreadsheet-file-conversions
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17400
github.com/advisories/GHSA-27p5-7cw6-m45h
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/unoconv/PYSEC-2019-213.yaml
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-17400
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github.com/unoconv/unoconv
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3944
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/7.9_release_notes/index
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1765007
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2020/rhsa-2020_3944.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-17400
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17400
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-17400