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Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-13990 · published 26 July 2019

CVE-2019-13990: Softwareag quartz xml external entity (xxe) vulnerability

Softwareag · Quartz

initDocumentParser in xml/XMLSchedulingDataProcessor.java in Terracotta Quartz Scheduler through 2.3.0 allows XXE attacks via a job description.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 16% · top 3.2% CWE-611 · XML external entity (XXE)
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.5
16%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
31Affected product versions listed by NVD
34References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

initDocumentParser in xml/XMLSchedulingDataProcessor.java in Terracotta Quartz Scheduler through 2.3.0 allows XXE attacks via a job description.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

31 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://confluence.atlassian.com/security/ssot-117-cve-2019-13990-xxe-xml-external-entity-injection-vulnerability-in-jir Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/quartz-scheduler/quartz/issues/467 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/172d405e556e2f1204be126bb3eb28c5115af91bcc1651b4e870bb82%40%3Cdev.tomee.apache.org% Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1870324fea41ea68cff2fd1bf6ee2747432dc1d9d22a22cc681e0ec3%40%3Cdev.tomee.apache.org% Issue Tracking
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6b6e3480b19856365fb5eef03aa0915a4679de4b019a1e975502d949%40%3Cdev.tomee.apache.org% Issue Tracking
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e493e718a50f21201e05e82d42a8796b4046e83f0d286b90e58e0629%40%3Cdev.tomee.apache.org% Issue Tracking
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f74b170d3d58d7a24db1afd3908bb0ab58a3900e16e73275674cdfaf%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache. Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r21df13c8bd2c2eae4b9661aae814c4a2a814d1f7875c765b8b115c9a%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3a6884e8d819f32cde8c07b98934de3e80467859880f784950bf44cf%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache Issue Tracking
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re9b56ac1934d7bf16afc83eac1c39c98c1b20b4b15891dce923bf8aa%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache Issue Tracking
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0002/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html Third Party Advisory
https://confluence.atlassian.com/security/ssot-117-cve-2019-13990-xxe-xml-external-entity-injection-vulnerability-in-jir Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/quartz-scheduler/quartz/issues/467 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/172d405e556e2f1204be126bb3eb28c5115af91bcc1651b4e870bb82%40%3Cdev.tomee.apache.org% Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1870324fea41ea68cff2fd1bf6ee2747432dc1d9d22a22cc681e0ec3%40%3Cdev.tomee.apache.org% Issue Tracking
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6b6e3480b19856365fb5eef03aa0915a4679de4b019a1e975502d949%40%3Cdev.tomee.apache.org% Issue Tracking
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e493e718a50f21201e05e82d42a8796b4046e83f0d286b90e58e0629%40%3Cdev.tomee.apache.org% Issue Tracking
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f74b170d3d58d7a24db1afd3908bb0ab58a3900e16e73275674cdfaf%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache. Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r21df13c8bd2c2eae4b9661aae814c4a2a814d1f7875c765b8b115c9a%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3a6884e8d819f32cde8c07b98934de3e80467859880f784950bf44cf%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache Issue Tracking
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re9b56ac1934d7bf16afc83eac1c39c98c1b20b4b15891dce923bf8aa%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache Issue Tracking
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0002/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-13990), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.