CVE-2019-10219 — Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Hibernate Hibernate-validator

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

1. Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Hibernate Hibernate-validator, Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, Netapp Element…).
2. The attack is network-based and needs no privileges: restrict exposure (ACLs, VPN, WAF) until patched.
3. No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
4. Exploitation requires user interaction: tighten email/web filtering and warn affected users.
5. Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (cross-site scripting), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-79 · Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 2.16%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

• Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
• Monitor CSP violation reports and script payloads in reflected parameters.

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

• 2026
• Affected products added · hibernate/hibernate-validator
  Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• SSVC assessment updated
  Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• Record published
  Oct 13, 2026
• CVSS changed · 6.1
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• Source status changed · → Modified
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• Record created in this database
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• 2019
• CVE published
  Nov 8, 2019 · redhat

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

• 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

19 on the record

• github.com/hibernate/hibernate-validator/commit/124b7dd6d9a4ad24d4d49f74701f05a1
  patch, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• github.com/hibernate/hibernate-validator/commit/20d729548511ac5cff6fd459f93de137
  patch, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• github.com/hibernate/hibernate-validator/commit/124b7dd6d9a4ad24d4d49f74701f05a1
  NIST National Vulnerability Database
• access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0159
  Third Party Advisory, vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4f92d7f7682dcff92722fa947f9e6f8ba2227c5dc3e11ba09114897d
  mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd418deda6f0ebe658c2015f43a14d03acb8b8c2c093c5bf6b880cd7c
  mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220210-0024/
  Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_CONFIRM, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb8dca19a4e52b60dab0ab21e2ff9968d78f4b84e4033824db1dd24b4
  mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0160
  Third Party Advisory, vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• lists.apache.org/thread.html/r87b7e2d22982b4ca9f88f5f4f22a19b394d2662415b233582ed22ebf
  mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9c17c3efc4a376a96e9e2777eee6acf0bec28e2200e4b35da62de4a
  mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4f8b4e2541be4234946e40d55859273a7eec0f4901e8080ce2406fe6
  mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0161
  Third Party Advisory, vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• github.com/poc-effectiveness/PoCAdaptation/tree/main/Adapted/CVE-2019-10219
  exploit, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• github.com/poc-effectiveness/PoCAdaptation/tree/main/Origin/CVE-2019-10219/explo
  exploit, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0445
  Third Party Advisory, vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0164
  Third Party Advisory, vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
  Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
  Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_CONFIRM, NIST National Vulnerability Database

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Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

• No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
• No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
• No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
• No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2019-10219 is "Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Hibernate Hibernate-validator", rated Medium. It affects Hibernate-validator (Hibernate); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 6.1 describes technical severity. EPSS 2.16% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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