CVE Vulnerability

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.

5.8 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 6.5 / Impact : 6.4

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

8.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

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

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