XML External Entity injection in lectronic Deliverables Creation Support Tool (Construction Edition) and Electronic Deliverables Creation Support Tool (Design & Survey Edition) - CVE-2024-21796
Published: January 23, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU85690
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21796
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
lectronic Deliverables Creation Support Tool (Construction Edition)
Electronic Deliverables Creation Support Tool (Design & Survey Edition)
lectronic Deliverables Creation Support Tool (Construction Edition)
Electronic Deliverables Creation Support Tool (Design & Survey Edition)
Software vendor:
Ministry of Defense
Ministry of Defense
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
Install updates from vendor's website.