CVE-2019-3773

Spring Web Services XML External Entity Injection (XXE)

9.8 CriticalFix available

Spring Web Services, versions 2.4.3, 3.0.4, and older unsupported versions of all three projects, 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

4.14%Up 3.5 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2019-3773
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/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 Web Services XML External Entity Injection (XXE)

Record: CVE-2019-3773
Weakness: CWE-611
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2019-0179 No score

Record: EUVD-2019-0179
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8222-6fc8-mhvf 9.8

Vulnerability that affects org.springframework.ws:spring-ws and org.springframework.ws:spring-xml

Record: GHSA-8222-6fc8-mhvf
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-611
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 9.8

Record: CVE-2019-3773
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-8222-6fc8-mhvf 9.8

Vulnerability that affects org.springframework.ws:spring-ws and org.springframework.ws:spring-xml

Record: GHSA-8222-6fc8-mhvf
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-611
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.springframework.ws:spring-ws` Maven	before 2.4.4	2.4.4
`org.springframework.ws:spring-ws` Maven	3.0.0 to 3.0.4	3.0.6
`org.springframework.ws:spring-xml` Maven	before 2.4.4	2.4.4
`org.springframework.ws:spring-xml` Maven	3.0.0 to 3.0.4	3.0.6
`org.springframework.ws:spring-ws` Maven	before 2.4.4, plus listed versions 1.0-m21.0-m31.0-rc11.0-rc21.0.0 Show 30 moreShow less 1.0.11.0.21.0.31.0.41.5.01.5.11.5.101.5.21.5.31.5.41.5.51.5.61.5.71.5.81.5.92.0.0-M12.0.0.RELEASE2.0.1.RELEASE2.0.2.RELEASE2.0.3.RELEASE2.0.4.RELEASE2.0.5.RELEASE2.1.0.RELEASE2.1.1.RELEASE2.1.2.RELEASE2.1.3.RELEASE2.1.4.RELEASE2.4.1.RELEASE2.4.2.RELEASE2.4.3.RELEASE	2.4.4
`org.springframework.ws:spring-ws` Maven	3.0.0 up to 3.0.6, plus listed versions 3.0.0.RELEASE3.0.1.RELEASE3.0.2.RELEASE3.0.3.RELEASE3.0.4.RELEASE3.0.5.RELEASE	3.0.6
`org.springframework.ws:spring-xml` Maven	before 2.4.4, plus listed versions 1.0-m21.0-m31.0-rc11.0-rc21.0.0 Show 38 moreShow less 1.0.11.0.21.0.31.0.41.5.01.5.11.5.101.5.21.5.31.5.41.5.51.5.61.5.71.5.81.5.92.0.0-M12.0.0.RELEASE2.0.1.RELEASE2.0.2.RELEASE2.0.3.RELEASE2.0.4.RELEASE2.0.5.RELEASE2.1.0.RELEASE2.1.1.RELEASE2.1.2.RELEASE2.1.3.RELEASE2.1.4.RELEASE2.2.0.RELEASE2.2.1.RELEASE2.2.2.RELEASE2.2.3.RELEASE2.2.4.RELEASE2.3.0.RELEASE2.3.1.RELEASE2.4.0.RELEASE2.4.1.RELEASE2.4.2.RELEASE2.4.3.RELEASE	2.4.4
`org.springframework.ws:spring-xml` Maven	3.0.0 up to 3.0.6, plus listed versions 3.0.0.RELEASE3.0.1.RELEASE3.0.2.RELEASE3.0.3.RELEASE3.0.4.RELEASE3.0.5.RELEASE	3.0.6

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	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-2019-3773 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Broadcom Spring Web Services, published January 18, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.14%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in org.springframework.ws:spring-ws 2.4.4.