XXE attack in iDRAC8 and iDRAC7 - CVE-2015-7273
Published: February 21, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17813
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-2015-7273
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Dell
Affected software:
iDRAC8
iDRAC7
iDRAC8
iDRAC7
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-7273
Install update from vendor's website.