### [CVE-2019-18212](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-18212)
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### Description

XMLLanguageService.java in XML Language Server (aka lsp4xml) before 0.9.1, as used in Red Hat XML Language Support (aka vscode-xml) before 0.9.1 for Visual Studio and other products, allows a remote attacker to write to arbitrary files via Directory Traversal.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://www.shielder.it/blog/dont-open-that-xml-xxe-to-rce-in-xml-plugins-for-vs-code-eclipse-theia/

#### Github
- https://github.com/alphaSeclab/sec-daily-2019