XML External Entity injection in Avalanche - CVE-2024-38653
Published: August 14, 2024 / Updated: December 17, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95988
CSH Severity: High
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-2024-38653
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is 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 in SmartDeviceServer. 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.
Affected software
Avalanche
How to mitigate CVE-2024-38653
Install updates from vendor's website.
Avalanche - update to 6.4.4