#VU22450 XML External Entity injection in WISE-PaaS/RMM - CVE-2019-18227
Published: November 1, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22450
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18227
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
WISE-PaaS/RMM
WISE-PaaS/RMM
Software vendor:
Advantech Co., Ltd
Advantech Co., Ltd
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.
Remediation
Vendor recommends to update to new EdgeSense and DeviceOn software bundles.