XXE vulnerability exists in the Metasys family of product Web Services which has the potential to facilitate DoS attacks or harvesting of ASCII server files. This affects Johnson Controls Metasys Application and Data Server (ADS, ADS-Lite) versions 10.1 and prior; Metasys Extended Application and Data Server (ADX) versions 10.1 and prior; Metasys Open Data Server (ODS) versions 10.1 and prior; Metasys Open Application Server (OAS) version 10.1; Metasys Network Automation Engine (NAE55 only) versions 9.0.1, 9.0.2, 9.0.3, 9.0.5, 9.0.6; Metasys Network Integration Engine (NIE55/NIE59) versions 9.0.1, 9.0.2, 9.0.3, 9.0.5, 9.0.6; Metasys NAE85 and NIE85 versions 10.1 and prior; Metasys LonWorks Control Server (LCS) versions 10.1 and prior; Metasys System Configuration Tool (SCT) versions 13.2 and prior; Metasys Smoke Control Network Automation Engine (NAE55, UL 864 UUKL/ORD-C100-13 UUKLC 10th Edition Listed) version 8.1.
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.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metasys_application_and_data_server | Johnsoncontrols | * | 10.1 (including) |
| Metasys_extended_application_and_data_server | Johnsoncontrols | * | 10.1 (including) |
| Metasys_lonworks_control_server | Johnsoncontrols | * | 10.1 (including) |
| Metasys_open_application_server | Johnsoncontrols | 10.1 (including) | 10.1 (including) |
| Metasys_open_data_server | Johnsoncontrols | * | 10.1 (including) |
| Metasys_system_configuration_tool | Johnsoncontrols | * | 13.2 (including) |
XML documents optionally contain a Document Type Definition (DTD), which, among other features, enables the definition of XML entities. It is possible to define an entity by providing a substitution string in the form of a URI. The XML parser can access the contents of this URI and embed these contents back into the XML document for further processing. By submitting an XML file that defines an external entity with a file:// URI, an attacker can cause the processing application to read the contents of a local file. For example, a URI such as “file:///c:/winnt/win.ini” designates (in Windows) the file C:\Winnt\win.ini, or file:///etc/passwd designates the password file in Unix-based systems. Using URIs with other schemes such as http://, the attacker can force the application to make outgoing requests to servers that the attacker cannot reach directly, which can be used to bypass firewall restrictions or hide the source of attacks such as port scanning. Once the content of the URI is read, it is fed back into the application that is processing the XML. This application may echo back the data (e.g. in an error message), thereby exposing the file contents.