CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-17762

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Aug 29, 2018 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Episerver 7 patch 4 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted DTD in an XML request involving util/xmlrpc/Handler.ashx.

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

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Episerver Episerver * 7 (including)
Episerver Episerver 7 (including) 7 (including)
Episerver Episerver 7-patch_1 (including) 7-patch_1 (including)
Episerver Episerver 7-patch_2 (including) 7-patch_2 (including)
Episerver Episerver 7-patch_3 (including) 7-patch_3 (including)
Episerver Episerver 7-patch_4 (including) 7-patch_4 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References