SB2017090715 - XXE attack in Cisco SocialMiner
Published: September 7, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017090715
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) XXE attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12216)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct XXE attack.The weakness exists in the encryption library due to improper handling of XML External Entity (XXE) entries when parsing an XML file. A remote attacker can send manipulated XML data and gain read and write access to information or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.