CVE-2019-4391
HCL AppScan Standard is vulnerable to XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing...
HCL AppScan Standard is vulnerable to XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data
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
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
HCL AppScan Standard is vulnerable to XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data
- Record
CVE-2019-4391- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
HCL AppScan Standard is vulnerable to XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data
- Record
CVE-2019-4391- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-13998 No score
HCL AppScan Standard is vulnerable to XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data
- Record
EUVD-2019-13998- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h74j-999g-2xqf No score
HCL AppScan Standard is vulnerable to XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing...
HCL AppScan Standard is vulnerable to XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data
- Record
GHSA-h74j-999g-2xqf- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-4391 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Hcltech Appscan, published April 7, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.23%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.