CVE-2018-12243

Published: Sep 19, 2018Modified: Nov 21, 2024

8.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Symantec: Messaging Gateway

1 product

Messaging Gateway

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Symantec Messaging Gateway	Before 10.6.6

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

References (4)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105330

Source: secure@symantec.com

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1461.html

Source: secure@symantec.com

MitigationVendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105330

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1461.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

MitigationVendor Advisory

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