High severity · published Sep 25, 2019
CVE-2019-16188
HCL AppScan Source before 9.03.13 is susceptible to XML External Entity (XXE) attacks in multiple locations
7.1
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
HCL AppScan Source before 9.03.13 is susceptible to XML External Entity (XXE) attacks in multiple locations. In particular, an attacker can send a specially crafted .ozasmt file to a targeted victim and ask the victim to open it. When the victim imports the .ozasmt file in AppScan Source, the content of any file in the local file system (to which the victim as read access) can be exfiltrated to a remote listener under the attacker's control. The product does not disable external XML Entity Processing, which can lead to information disclosure and denial of services attacks.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 57% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AS
Appscan Source · Hcltech
before 9.03.13 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16188
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16188
Patch
https://hclpnpsupport.hcltech.com/csm?id=kb_article&sys_id=0812a9961b0c885077761fc58d4bcb06
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