Cisco Energy Management Suite Web-based User Interface xml external entity reference
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A vulnerability was found in Cisco Energy Management Suite (version unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Web-based User Interface. 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. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The bug was discovered 11/07/2018. The weakness was released 11/08/2018 as cisco-sa-20181107-ems-xml-xxe as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-15444 since 08/17/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/05/2023).
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 126582.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6
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VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploiting
Class: Xml external entity referenceCWE: CWE-611 / CWE-610
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Status: Not defined
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Timeline
08/17/2018 🔍11/07/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: cisco.comAdvisory: cisco-sa-20181107-ems-xml-xxe
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2018-15444 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 105860 - Cisco Energy Management Suite CVE-2018-15444 XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 11/09/2018 07:43Updated: 06/05/2023 09:41
Changes: 11/09/2018 07:43 (60), 04/11/2020 08:38 (3), 06/05/2023 09:41 (14)
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