XXE attack in CIMPLICITY - CVE-2018-15362
Published: December 6, 2018 / Updated: December 7, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16329
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15362
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GE Digital
Affected software:
CIMPLICITY
CIMPLICITY
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct XXE-attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of XML External Entities (XXEs) when parsing an XML file. A remote attacker can trick the victim into open an XML file that submits malicious input, trigger path traversal inside the Proficy server to initiate an OPC UA session and retrieve an arbitrary file from the targeted system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-15362
Install update from vendor's website.