xmltooling: impersonation attack and sensitive information disclosure in the Service Provider via crafted DTD
Published Jan 13, 2018
8.7
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.53%
Description
Shibboleth XMLTooling-C before 1.6.3, as used in Shibboleth Service Provider before 2.6.0 on Windows and other products, mishandles digital signatures of user attribute data, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or conduct impersonation attacks via a crafted DTD.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product XMLTooling-C before 1.6.3 Defaultn/a
- Version XMLTooling-C before 1.6.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | XMLTooling-C before 1.6.3 | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- < 1.6.3
Configuration 2
- 7.0
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6
xmltooling
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
xmltooling
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
xmltooling
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
xmltooling
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
xmltooling
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3
XMLTooling
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Portal 6
xmltooling
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6 | xmltooling | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | xmltooling | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 | xmltooling | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | xmltooling | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | xmltooling | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3 | XMLTooling | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 6 | xmltooling | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.53% (0.01531) | 73.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 71.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.95% (0.00953) | 74.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.42% (0.00421) | 75.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 18, 2024 | 0.42% (0.00421) | 73.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.49% (0.00489) | 75.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.49% (0.00489) | 73.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.73% (0.00732) | 77.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.57% (0.01565) | 33.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.57% (0.01565) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040177 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-0486 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1534647 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00016.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2018/msg00007.html x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0486
- https://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20180112.txt x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0486
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4085 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040177 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-0486 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1534647 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00016.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2018/msg00007.html | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0486 | ||
| https://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20180112.txt | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0486 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4085 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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