7.5
HIGH
CVE-2014-8162
Red Hat Network Satellite Spacewalk XXE Vulnerability
Description

XML external entity (XXE) in the RPC interface in Spacewalk and Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite 5.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly have other unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

May 14, 2015, 2:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 12:44 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-8162 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat network_satellite
1 Suse manager
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-8162.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00020.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0957.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74595

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-8162 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-8162 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description It was found that the RPC interface in Satellite would resolve external entities, allowing an attacker to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks. A remote attacker could use this flaw to read files accessible to the user running the Satellite server, and potentially perform other more advanced XXE attacks. XML external entity (XXE) in the RPC interface in Spacewalk and Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite 5.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly have other unspecified impact via unknown vectors.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0957 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8162 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1187339 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description XML external entity (XXE) in the RPC interface in Spacewalk and Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite 5.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly have other unspecified impact via unknown vectors. It was found that the RPC interface in Satellite would resolve external entities, allowing an attacker to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks. A remote attacker could use this flaw to read files accessible to the user running the Satellite server, and potentially perform other more advanced XXE attacks.
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8162 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1187339 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0957 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74595 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 06, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:network_satellite:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:network_satellite:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:suse:manager:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 04, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00020.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 15, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html">CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')</a>
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:network_satellite:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0957.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0957.html Advisory
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 15, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 15, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.72 }} 0.00%

score

0.77528

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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