VDB-218396 · CVE-2023-23595 · EUVD-2023-27695

BlueCat Device Registration Portal 2.2 xml external entity reference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in BlueCat Device Registration Portal 2.2. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-23595. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in BlueCat Device Registration Portal 2.2. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. 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:

BlueCat Device Registration Portal 2.2 allows XXE attacks that exfiltrate single-line files. A single-line file might contain credentials, such as "machine example.com login daniel password qwerty" in the documentation example for the .netrc file format. NOTE; 2.x versions are no longer supported. There is no available information about whether any later version is affected.

The weakness was released 01/15/2023. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-23595 since 01/15/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-27695). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

BlueCat

Name

Device Registration Portal

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

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

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

01/15/2023 🔍
01/15/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/15/2023 +0 days 🔍
10/14/2025 +1002 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-23595 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-23595
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-218396
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 01/15/2023 18:43
Updated: 10/14/2025 01:55
Changes: 01/15/2023 18:43 (37), 02/07/2023 19:08 (11), 10/14/2025 01:55 (15)
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