CVE-2019-8997
An XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability in the Management System (console) of...
CVE-2019-8997 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Blackberry Athoc, published March 21, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.32%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 5.9 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 2.32%EPSS, 83rd percentile
- Exploitation
- None known1 public exploit
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
An XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability in the Management System (console) of BlackBerry AtHoc versions earlier than 7.6 HF-567 could allow an attacker to potentially read arbitrary local files from the application server or make requests on the network by entering maliciously crafted XML in an existing field.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | nxkennedy/CVE-2019-8997 | 2019-04-18 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability in the Management System (console) of BlackBerry AtHoc versions earlier than 7.6 HF-567 could allow an attacker to potentially read arbitrary local files from the application server or make requests on the network by entering maliciously crafted XML in an existing field.
- Record
CVE-2019-8997- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
An XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability in the Management System (console) of BlackBerry AtHoc versions earlier than 7.6 HF-567 could allow an attacker to potentially read arbitrary local files from the application server or make requests on the network by entering maliciously crafted XML in an existing field.
- Record
CVE-2019-8997- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-18384No score
An XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability in the Management System (console) of BlackBerry AtHoc versions earlier than 7.6 HF-567 could allow an attacker to potentially read arbitrary local files from the application server or make requests on the network by entering maliciously crafted XML in an existing field.
- Record
EUVD-2019-18384- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f476-4rjp-2jx3
An XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability in the Management System (console) of...
An XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability in the Management System (console) of BlackBerry AtHoc versions earlier than 7.6 HF-567 could allow an attacker to potentially read arbitrary local files from the application server or make requests on the network by entering maliciously crafted XML in an existing field.
- Record
GHSA-f476-4rjp-2jx3- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.