SB2018071312 - XXE attack in HPE Fortify Software Security Center
Published: July 13, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018071312
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-2018-12463)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct XXE attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when handling malicious XML file. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted XML External Entity (XXE) data to the target interface to read files on the target system with the privileges of the target service or conduct cross-site request forgery attacks to take actions on the target interface acting as the target user.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.