XXE attack in RSA Authentication Manager - CVE-2018-1247

 

XXE attack in RSA Authentication Manager - CVE-2018-1247

Published: May 7, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12369
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1247
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: RSA
Affected software:
RSA Authentication Manager

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information and cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper restrictions of XML External Entity (XXE) references. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted XML External Entity (XXE) data to the target interface, read files with the privileges of the target service or cause the service to crash.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-1247

Update to version 8.3 P1.

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