{"cve":"CVE-2019-7722","nvd":{"published":"2019-02-11T14:29:00.217","modified":"2026-06-17T02:40:53.947","status":"Modified","description":"PMD 5.8.1 and earlier processes XML external entities in ruleset files it parses as part of the analysis process, allowing attackers tampering it (either by direct modification or MITM attacks when using remote rulesets) to perform information disclosure, denial of service, or request forgery attacks. (PMD 6.x is unaffected because of a 2017-09-15 change.)","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.1},"cwes":["CWE-611"],"references":["https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1650","https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1650"],"products":["pmd_project:pmd"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:54:46.948512734+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2019-7722","score":0.01234,"percentile":0.69034,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-57qj-79gh-69w8","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-57qj-79gh-69w8","summary":"Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in PMD","modified":"2023-11-08T04:01:39.222625Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-core","purl":"pkg:maven/net.sourceforge.pmd/pmd-core","ranges":["<6.0.0"],"fixed":["6.0.0"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}