CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-6486

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Feb 02, 2018 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Micro Focus Fortify Audit Workbench (AWB) and Micro Focus Fortify Software Security Center (SSC), versions 16.10, 16.20, 17.10. This vulnerability could be exploited to allow a XML External Entity (XXE) injection.

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
Fortify_audit_workbench Microfocus 16.10 (including) 16.10 (including)
Fortify_audit_workbench Microfocus 16.20 (including) 16.20 (including)
Fortify_audit_workbench Microfocus 17.10 (including) 17.10 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References