VDB-114587 · CVE-2018-1077 · Bug 1555429

Spacewalk 2.6 API xml external entity reference

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6.4	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability was found in Spacewalk 2.6. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml external entity reference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-611. The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Spacewalk 2.6 contains an API which has an XXE flaw allowing for the disclosure of potentially sensitive information from the server.

The bug was discovered 03/12/2018. The weakness was disclosed 03/14/2018 as Bug 1555429 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-1077 since 12/04/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries VDB-270446, VDB-271759, VDB-272357 and VDB-273490 are pretty similar.

Productinfo

Name

Spacewalk

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Xml external entity reference
CWE: CWE-611 / CWE-610
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/04/2017 🔍
03/12/2018 +98 days 🔍
03/14/2018 +2 days 🔍
03/14/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/15/2018 +1 days 🔍
01/13/2020 +669 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 1555429
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-1077 (🔍)
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2018 07:44 AM
Updated: 01/13/2020 04:41 PM
Changes: 03/15/2018 07:44 AM (57), 01/13/2020 04:41 PM (2)
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