PT-2017-18622 · Blackwave · Blackwave Dive Assistant

Published 2017-09-12 · Updated 2017-09-21 · CVE-2017-8918

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Blackwave Dive Assistant - Desktop Edition version 8.0

Description The issue allows attackers to remotely view local files by using a crafted template.xml file, exploiting an XXE (XML External Entity) vulnerability in the Template Builder component.

Recommendations For Blackwave Dive Assistant - Desktop Edition version 8.0, consider disabling the Template Builder component until a patch is available to prevent exploitation of the XXE vulnerability.

Exploit

Fix

XXE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-611

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-8918

Affected Products

Blackwave Dive Assistant

References · 4

• 🔥 https://thenopsled.com/Exploit-DB%20Writeup.txt · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/42000 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8918 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8918 · Security Note