High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 19, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-15160
CVE-2019-15160
Description
The SweetXml (aka sweet_xml) package through 0.6.6 for Erlang and Elixir allows attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via an XML entity expansion attack with an inline DTD.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
sweet_xmlHex | < 0.7.0 | 0.7.0 |
Affected products
3- SweetXml/sweet_xmldescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/kbrw/sweet_xml/issues/71nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-qpmc-wprv-x746ghsaADVISORY
- hex.pm/packages/sweet_xmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15160ghsaADVISORY
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