VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-11048

CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability2.09%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-08-10
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Description

Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor, versions 6.2, 6,3, 6.4, 6.5 and Dell EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance (IDPA) versions 2.0, 2.1 contain a XML External Entity (XXE) Injection vulnerability in the REST API. An authenticated remote malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to read certain system files in the server or cause denial of service by supplying specially crafted Document Type Definitions (DTDs) in an XML request.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Primary references