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CVE-2019-3773 Spring Web Services

Affected softwareSpring Web Services
Severity9.8 Critical CVSS 3.1 2 scores
Fixed in2.4.4, 3.0.6
WeaknessXML external entity (XXE) (CWE-611)
Published18 Jan 2019
Updated4 Sep 2026

Description

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.

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 4.1% 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-2019-3773

Upgrade Spring Web Services to a release that fixes it: 2.4.4 or 3.0.6. 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

9.8 CRITICAL v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H NVD Primary published
CVSS 2.0 7.5 none AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

AdvisoryTypeQuarterProducts Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2021 ↗ CPU 2021-Q2 Oracle Financial Services Applications / Order Management (Spring Web Services) (12.0.0, 12.1.0)
Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2021 ↗ CPU 2021-Q1 Oracle Financial Services Applications / Infrastructure (Spring Web Services) (8.0.6-8.1.0)

Oracle components and versions

FamilyComponentVersions, as Oracle lists themRead as
Oracle Financial Services Applications Infrastructure (Spring Web Services) 8.0.6-8.1.0
Oracle Financial Services Applications Order Management (Spring Web Services) 12.0.0, 12.1.0 12.0.0 · 12.1.0

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
org.springframework.ws:spring-ws 0 2.4.4 unbounded
org.springframework.ws:spring-ws 3.0.0 3.0.6 unbounded
org.springframework.ws:spring-xml 0 2.4.4 unbounded
org.springframework.ws:spring-xml 3.0.0 3.0.6 unbounded

Products and versions

5 products, 9 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd broadcom spring web services generic ≤ 2.4.3 · ≥ 3.0.0 and ≤ 3.0.4
nvd oracle financial services analytical applications infrastructure generic ≥ 8.0.6 and ≤ 8.1.0
nvd oracle flexcube private banking generic 12.0.0 · 12.1.0
osv org.springframework.ws spring-ws generic < 2.4.4 · ≥ 3.0.0 and < 3.0.6
osv org.springframework.ws spring-xml generic < 2.4.4 · ≥ 3.0.0 and < 3.0.6

References

URLTags
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8222-6fc8-mhvf ADVISORY
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2019-3773 WEB
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html WEB
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html WEB
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2021.html WEB
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0011/
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published2019-01-18By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-09-04NVD's own last-modified date for this record.