CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-14526

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Sep 28, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
8.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Multiple XML external entity (XXE) vulnerabilities in the OpenText Documentum Administrator 7.2.0180.0055 allow remote authenticated users to list the contents of arbitrary directories, read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, or, on Windows, obtain Documentum user hashes via a (1) crafted DTD, involving unspecified XML structures in a request to xda/com/documentum/ucf/server/transport/impl/GAIRConnector or crafted XML file in a MediaProfile file (2) import or (3) check in.

Weakness

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Documentum_administratorOpentext7.2.0180.0055 (including)7.2.0180.0055 (including)
Documentum_webtopOpentext6.8.0160.0073 (including)6.8.0160.0073 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References