PT-2018-1859 · Cisco · Cisco Energy Management Suite

Published 2018-11-07 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2018-15444

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco Energy Management Suite Software (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the improper handling of XML External Entity (XXE) entries when parsing certain XML files in the web-based user interface. This could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain read and write access to information stored on an affected system. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to import a crafted XML file with malicious entries, potentially allowing the attacker to read and write files within the affected application.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

XXE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-611

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-01461

CVE-2018-15444

Affected Products

Cisco Energy Management Suite

References · 6

• 🔥 https://tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-36 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15444 · Security Note
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181107-ems-xml-xxe · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01461 · Security Note
• https://quickview.cloudapps.cisco.com/quickview/bug/CSCvm38505 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105860 · Note