CVE-2018-8819

Published: Jun 14, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-611

7.5HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

An XXE issue was discovered in Automated Logic Corporation (ALC) WebCTRL Versions 6.0, 6.1 and 6.5. An unauthenticated attacker could enter malicious input to WebCTRL and a weakly configured XML parser will allow the application to disclose full file contents from the underlying web server OS via the "X-Wap-Profile" HTTP header.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-611

Affected Products

carrier

commercial

automatedlogic webctrl

ICS / OT / IoT

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Collection

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References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jun/21

seclists.org

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/148126/WebCTRL-Out-Of-Band-XML-Injection.html

packetstormsecurity.com

https://hateshape.github.io/general/2018/06/07/CVE-2018-8819.html

hateshape.github.io

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