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CVE-2019-0188 Apache Camel

Affected softwareApache Camel
Severity7.5 High CVSS 3.1 2 scores
Fixed in2.24.0
WeaknessXML external entity (XXE) (CWE-611)
Published28 May 2019
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

Apache Camel prior to 2.24.0 contains an XML external entity injection (XXE) vulnerability (CWE-611) due to using an outdated vulnerable JSON-lib library. This affects only the camel-xmljson component, which was removed.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 7 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 9.8% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Protected by Waratek

Waratek has a rule that blocks attacks on this vulnerability.

  • Protection full XXE
  • Action available security rule
  • Review automated Inferred
  • Record active
Decided by A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule
Finding Protected by Waratek's ARMR xxe security rule, which blocks this class of attack at the JVM level without a rule written for this CVE specifically. The CVE's weakness is CWE-611: XML External Entity Reference.

How to mitigate CVE-2019-0188

Upgrade Apache Camel to 2.24.0 or later. Until you can, Waratek RASP blocks exploitation with its XXE rule. It runs inside the Java application, with no code changes.

Waratek RASP Runtime protection for Java applications

CVSS

7.5 HIGH v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
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 NVD Primary published
CVSS 2.0 5.0 none AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

AdvisoryTypeQuarterProducts Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2020 ↗ CPU 2020-Q3 Oracle Financial Services Applications / Core (Apache Camel) (12.0.0, 12.1.0)
Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2019 ↗ CPU 2019-Q4 Oracle Fusion Middleware / Security Subsystem - 12c (Apache Camel) (12.1.3.0.0)

Oracle components and versions

FamilyComponentVersions, as Oracle lists themRead as
Oracle Financial Services Applications Core (Apache Camel) 12.0.0, 12.1.0 12.0.0 · 12.1.0
Oracle Fusion Middleware Security Subsystem - 12c (Apache Camel) 12.1.3.0.0 12.1.3.0.0

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
org.apache.camel:camel-core 0 2.24.0 unbounded
org.apache.camel:camel-xmljson 0 none 2.23.4

Products and versions

7 products, 9 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd apache camel generic < 2.24.0
nvd oracle enterprise data quality generic 11.1.1.9.0
nvd oracle enterprise manager base platform generic 13.3.0.0 · 13.4.0.0
nvd oracle enterprise repository generic 12.1.3.0.0
nvd oracle flexcube private banking generic 12.0.0 · 12.1.0
osv org.apache.camel camel-core generic < 2.24.0
osv org.apache.camel camel-xmljson generic ≤ 2.23.4

References

URLTags
https://github.com/apache/camel/blob/master/docs/user-manual/en/security-advisories/CVE-2019-0188.txt.asc WEB
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/TAMAYA-410 WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/00118387610522b107cbdcec5369ddd512b576ff0236a02bfca12f44@%3Cusers.camel.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/45349f8bd98c1c13a84beddede18fe79b8619ebab99d90f1fb43d7ab@%3Cdev.tamaya.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/61601cda2c5f9832184ea14647b0c0589c94126a460c8eb196be1313@%3Ccommits.tamaya.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/63d1cec8541befeb59dbed23a6b227bdcca7674aa234fb43354dac82@%3Ccommits.tamaya.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6fefbd90f7fb4c8412d85ea3e9e97a4b76b47e206f502c73c29dc0b7@%3Ccommits.tamaya.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/84ba9b79e801a4148dde73d1969cdae0247d11ff63de7ce11b394dc5@%3Ccommits.tamaya.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ac51944aef91dd5006b8510b0bef337adaccfe962fb90e7af9c22db4@%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/eed73fc18d4fa3e2341cd0ab101b47f06b16c7efc1cb73791c524c9d@%3Cdev.tamaya.apache.org%3E WEB

Timeline

Published2019-05-28By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.