CVE-2019-3774

Spring Batch versions 3.0.9, 4.0.1, 4.1.0, and older unsupported versions, were susceptible to XML External Entity Injection (XXE) when receiving XML data from untrusted sources.

What this means for your business

It affects Broadcom Spring Batch. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
An attacker can use it remotely, over a network, without a login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
FIRST's prediction model gives it a 3% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 86% of all known flaws.

What to do

1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Broadcom Spring Batch, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.

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Scoring

CVSS: 9.8 (v3.0)
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-611
Assigned by: security_alert@emc.com

Dates

Published: 2019-01-18
Last modified: 2026-09-01
Sources: NVD

Affected products

Broadcom Spring Batch- 3.0.9, 4.0.0 - 4.0.1, 4.1.0

As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.