CVE-2018-17289 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Severity

40%

Complexity

80%

Confidentiality

48%

An XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Kofax Front Office Server Administration Console version 4.1.1.11.0.5212 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via crafted XML inside an imported package configuration (.ZIP file) within the Kofax/KFS/Admin/PackageService/package/upload file parameter.

An XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Kofax Front Office Server Administration Console version 4.1.1.11.0.5212 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via crafted XML inside an imported package configuration (.ZIP file) within the Kofax/KFS/Admin/PackageService/package/upload file parameter.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N).

Overview

First reported 5 years ago

2019-04-18 18:29:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-04-19 19:42:00

Affected Software

Kofax Front Office Server 4.1.1.11.0.5212

4.1.1.11.0.5212

References

https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2018-17289-XXE-Kofax

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