#VU53207 XML External Entity injection in Solid Edge Viewer - CVE-2021-27492
Published: May 13, 2021 / Updated: June 1, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU53207
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27492
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Solid Edge Viewer
Solid Edge Viewer
Software vendor:
Siemens
Siemens
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 within the parsing of 3DXML files. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted file or visit a malicious website 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
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.