XXE attack in Operational Decision Manager - CVE-2018-1821
Published: December 27, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16725
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1821
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to conduct XXE-attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of XML External Entities (XXEs) when parsing an XML file. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted input and obtain potentially sensitive information or cause the service to crash.
Affected software
Operational Decision Manager
How to mitigate CVE-2018-1821
The vulnerability has been fixed in the versions 8.6.0.3, 8.7.1.2, 8.8.1.3, 8.9.2.1.
Operational Decision Manager - addressed in versions 8.6.0.3, 8.7.1.2, 8.8.1.3, 8.9.2.1