#VU19321 XML External Entity injection in Ladon - CVE-2019-1010268
Published: July 24, 2019 / Updated: July 24, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19321
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1010268
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Ladon
Ladon
Software vendor:
Python.org
Python.org
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 in the SOAP request handlers. A remote attacker send a specially crafted SOAP call to the request handlers, view contents of arbitrary files on the system and reach the internal network endpoints.
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
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.