CVE-2018-12243

The Symantec Messaging Gateway product prior to 10.6.6 may be susceptible to a XML external entity (XXE) exploit, which is a type of issue where XML input containing a reference to an external entity is processed by a weakly configured XML parser. The attack uses file URI schemes or relative paths in the system identifier to access files that should not normally be accessible.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.8 MEDIUM

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 6.5 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105330	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1461.html	Mitigation Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105330	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1461.html	Mitigation Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:44

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105330 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry~~	() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105330 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References	~~() https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1461.html - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1461.html - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2018-09-19 15:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:44

NVD link : CVE-2018-12243

Mitre link : CVE-2018-12243

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-12243

JSON object : View

Products Affected

symantec

messaging_gateway

CWE

CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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