CVE-2018-15444
Cisco Energy Management Suite Software XML External Entity Injection (XXE) Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 8, 2018, 6:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 9, 2019, 11:35 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.2
Exploitability Score :
2.1
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-2018-15444.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105860 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181107-ems-xml-xxe | Broken Link Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-36 | Exploit Mitigation Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3 Cisco Systems, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N Added CWE Cisco Systems, Inc. CWE-611 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 29, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-36 No Types Assigned https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-36 Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105860 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105860 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181107-ems-xml-xxe No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181107-ems-xml-xxe Broken Link, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-611 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:energy_management_suite_software:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 10, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-36 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105860 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-15444 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-15444
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.32 }} -0.13%
score
0.71139
percentile