7.3
HIGH
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.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

2.1
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-15444 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 Cisco energy_management_suite_software
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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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-15444 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]

    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]
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.

0.32 }} -0.13%

score

0.71139

percentile

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