#VU9900 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in ASP.NET Core MVC - CVE-2018-0764

Vulnerability identifier: #VU9900

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0764

CWE-ID: CWE-611

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
ASP.NET Core MVC

Software vendor:
Microsoft

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper processing of XML documents by .NET, and .NET core. A remote attacker can issue specially crafted requests to a .NET(or .NET core) application and cause the application to crash.

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• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0764