#VU13866 XXE attack in Fortify Software Security Center - CVE-2018-12463

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#VU13866 XXE attack in Fortify Software Security Center - CVE-2018-12463

Published: July 12, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13866
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12463
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Fortify Software Security Center
Software vendor:
OpenText

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct XXE attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when handling malicious XML file. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted XML External Entity (XXE) data to the target interface to read files on the target system with the privileges of the target service or conduct cross-site request forgery attacks to take actions on the target interface acting as the target user.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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