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CVE-2016-8348 (GCVE-0-2016-8348)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-02-13 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:20
VLAI
Summary
An XML External Entity (XXE) issue was discovered in Emerson Liebert SiteScan Web Version 6.5, and prior. An attacker may enter malicious input to Liebert SiteScan through a weakly configured XML parser causing the application to execute arbitrary code or disclose file contents from a server or connected network.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Emerson Liebert SiteScan XML External Entity Vulnerability
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Emerson Liebert SiteScan 6.5, and prior Affected: Emerson Liebert SiteScan 6.5, and prior
Date Public
2017-02-13 00:00
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