Cisco Energy Management Suite XML External Entity Vulnerability
Published Nov 8, 2018
7.3
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.01%
Description
A vulnerability in the web-based user interface of Cisco Energy Management Suite Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain read and write access to information that is stored on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of XML External Entity (XXE) entries when parsing certain XML files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user of an affected system to import a crafted XML file with malicious entries, which could allow the attacker to read and write files within the affected application.
Affected products
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Energy Management Suite | n/a |
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- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Nov 25, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
Score over time
2021-2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed. Showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 2.01% (0.02008) | 80.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 2.01% (0.02008) | 79.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00451) | 75.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00451) | 75.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 0.54% (0.00536) | 76.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 8, 2024 | 0.60% (0.00604) | 78.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 2, 2023 | 0.86% (0.00856) | 80.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.79% (0.00788) | 79.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.56% (0.00556) | 74.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.54% (0.00540) | 73.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 52.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 28.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01110) | 29.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.11% (0.01110) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105860 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181107-ems-xml-xxe vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-36 x_refsource_MISCExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105860 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181107-ems-xml-xxe | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOBroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-36 | x_refsource_MISCExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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