CVE-2019-3772

Spring Integration XML External Entity Injection (XXE)

9.8 CriticalFix available

Spring Integration (spring-integration-xml and spring-integration-ws modules), versions 4.3.18, 5.0.10, 5.1.1, and older unsupported versions, were susceptible to XML External Entity Injection (XXE) when receiving XML data from untrusted sources.

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

3.00%Up 2.2 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2019-3772
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-611
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Spring Integration XML External Entity Injection (XXE)

Record: CVE-2019-3772
Weakness: CWE-611
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2019-0197 No score

Record: EUVD-2019-0197
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wr5r-m8pc-85j9 No score

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in org.springframework.integration:spring-integration-ws and org.springframework.integration:spring-integration-xml

Record: GHSA-wr5r-m8pc-85j9
Weakness: CWE-611
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 9.8

Record: CVE-2019-3772
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-wr5r-m8pc-85j9 No score

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in org.springframework.integration:spring-integration-ws and org.springframework.integration:spring-integration-xml

Record: GHSA-wr5r-m8pc-85j9
Weakness: CWE-611
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.springframework.integration:spring-integration-xml` Maven	before 4.3.19	4.3.19
`org.springframework.integration:spring-integration-xml` Maven	5.0.0 up to 5.0.11	5.0.11
`org.springframework.integration:spring-integration-xml` Maven	5.1.0 up to 5.1.2	5.1.2
`org.springframework.integration:spring-integration-ws` Maven	before 4.3.19	4.3.19
`org.springframework.integration:spring-integration-ws` Maven	5.0.0 up to 5.0.11	5.0.11
`org.springframework.integration:spring-integration-ws` Maven	5.1.0 up to 5.1.2	5.1.2
`org.springframework.integration:spring-integration-xml` Maven	before 4.3.19, plus listed versions 1.0.1.RELEASE1.0.2.RELEASE1.0.2.SR11.0.3.RELEASE1.0.4.RELEASE Show 45 moreShow less 2.0.0.RELEASE2.0.1.RELEASE2.0.3.RELEASE2.0.4.RELEASE2.0.5.RELEASE2.0.6.RELEASE2.1.0.RELEASE2.1.1.RELEASE2.1.2.RELEASE2.1.3.RELEASE2.1.4.RELEASE2.1.5.RELEASE2.1.6.RELEASE2.2.0.RELEASE2.2.1.RELEASE2.2.2.RELEASE2.2.3.RELEASE2.2.4.RELEASE2.2.5.RELEASE2.2.6.RELEASE2.2.7.RELEASE3.0.0.RELEASE3.0.1.RELEASE3.0.2.RELEASE3.0.3.RELEASE3.0.4.RELEASE3.0.5.RELEASE3.0.6.RELEASE3.0.7.RELEASE3.0.8.RELEASE4.0.0.RELEASE4.0.1.RELEASE4.0.2.RELEASE4.0.3.RELEASE4.0.4.RELEASE4.0.5.RELEASE4.0.6.RELEASE4.0.7.RELEASE4.0.8.RELEASE4.0.9.RELEASE4.1.0.RELEASE4.1.1.RELEASE4.1.2.RELEASE4.1.3.RELEASE4.1.4.RELEASE	4.3.19
`org.springframework.integration:spring-integration-xml` Maven	5.0.0 up to 5.0.11, plus listed versions 5.0.0.RELEASE5.0.1.RELEASE5.0.10.RELEASE5.0.2.RELEASE5.0.3.RELEASE Show 6 moreShow less 5.0.4.RELEASE5.0.5.RELEASE5.0.6.RELEASE5.0.7.RELEASE5.0.8.RELEASE5.0.9.RELEASE	5.0.11
`org.springframework.integration:spring-integration-xml` Maven	5.1.0 up to 5.1.2, plus listed versions 5.1.0.RELEASE5.1.1.RELEASE	5.1.2
`org.springframework.integration:spring-integration-ws` Maven	before 4.3.19, plus listed versions 1.0.1.RELEASE1.0.2.RELEASE1.0.2.SR11.0.3.RELEASE1.0.4.RELEASE Show 45 moreShow less 2.0.0.RELEASE2.0.1.RELEASE2.0.3.RELEASE2.0.4.RELEASE2.0.5.RELEASE2.0.6.RELEASE2.1.0.RELEASE2.1.1.RELEASE2.1.2.RELEASE2.1.3.RELEASE2.1.4.RELEASE2.1.5.RELEASE2.1.6.RELEASE2.2.0.RELEASE2.2.1.RELEASE2.2.2.RELEASE2.2.3.RELEASE2.2.4.RELEASE2.2.5.RELEASE2.2.6.RELEASE2.2.7.RELEASE3.0.0.RELEASE3.0.1.RELEASE3.0.2.RELEASE3.0.3.RELEASE3.0.4.RELEASE3.0.5.RELEASE3.0.6.RELEASE3.0.7.RELEASE3.0.8.RELEASE4.0.0.RELEASE4.0.1.RELEASE4.0.2.RELEASE4.0.3.RELEASE4.0.4.RELEASE4.0.5.RELEASE4.0.6.RELEASE4.0.7.RELEASE4.0.8.RELEASE4.0.9.RELEASE4.1.0.RELEASE4.1.1.RELEASE4.1.2.RELEASE4.1.3.RELEASE4.1.4.RELEASE	4.3.19
`org.springframework.integration:spring-integration-ws` Maven	5.0.0 up to 5.0.11, plus listed versions 5.0.0.RELEASE5.0.1.RELEASE5.0.10.RELEASE5.0.2.RELEASE5.0.3.RELEASE Show 6 moreShow less 5.0.4.RELEASE5.0.5.RELEASE5.0.6.RELEASE5.0.7.RELEASE5.0.8.RELEASE5.0.9.RELEASE	5.0.11
`org.springframework.integration:spring-integration-ws` Maven	5.1.0 up to 5.1.2, plus listed versions 5.1.0.RELEASE5.1.1.RELEASE	5.1.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, products	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-3772 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Spring Integration, published January 18, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.00%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in org.springframework.integration:spring-integration-xml 4.3.19.

References

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