VDB-118826 · CVE-2018-10613 · BID 104377

GE MDS PulseNET/MDS PulseNET Enterprise 3.2.1 XML Data xml external entity reference

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A vulnerability was found in GE MDS PulseNET and MDS PulseNET Enterprise 3.2.1. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component XML Data Handler. 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple variants of XML External Entity (XXE) attacks may be used to exfiltrate data from the host Windows platform in GE MDS PulseNET and MDS PulseNET Enterprise version 3.2.1 and prior.

The bug was discovered 05/31/2018. The weakness was released 06/04/2018 by rgod (Website). The advisory is available at gegridsolutions.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-10613 since 05/01/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 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.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 118825 and 118827.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Xml external entity reference
CWE: CWE-611 / CWE-610
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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05/01/2018 🔍
05/31/2018 +30 days 🔍
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06/04/2018 +3 days 🔍
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06/04/2018 +0 days 🔍
02/14/2020 +620 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ge.com

Advisory: gegridsolutions.com
Researcher: rgod
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-10613 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 104377 - Multiple GE MDS PulseNET Products Multiple Security vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/04/2018 21:21
Updated: 02/14/2020 08:39
Changes: 06/04/2018 21:21 (59), 02/14/2020 08:39 (5)
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