CVE-2018-15444CWE-611

Cisco Energy Management Suite XML External Entity Vulnerability

Medium · published November 8, 2018

CVSS v3.0
6.3
EPSS
2%
Percentile
80.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A vulnerability in the web-based user interface of Cisco Energy Management Suite Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain read and write access to information that is stored on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of XML External Entity (XXE) entries when parsing certain XML files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user of an affected system to import a crafted XML file with malicious entries, which could allow the attacker to read and write files within the affected application.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
6.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02008 · 80.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-611 · Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Published
2018-11-08T18:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 NOV 18:00Z
    Cisco Energy Management Suite XML External Entity Vulnerability
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