XML External Entity injection in FRENIC RHC Loader - CVE-2023-29498
Published: June 2, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU76768
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-29498
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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 trick a victim to open a specially crafted project file 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.
Affected software
FRENIC RHC Loader
How to mitigate CVE-2023-29498
Install updates from vendor's website.
FRENIC RHC Loader - update to 1.3.0.1