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

Configuration 1

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

Information

Published : 2018-09-19 03:29

Updated : 2018-12-08 02:31


NVD link : CVE-2018-12243

Mitre link : CVE-2018-12243

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference