Medium severity6.3NVD Advisory· Published Nov 8, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-15444
CVE-2018-15444
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.
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:energy_management_suite_software:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: n/a
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References
3- www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-36nvdExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105860nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181107-ems-xml-xxenvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory
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