CVE-2024-13971 (GCVE-0-2024-13971)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-30 12:11 – Updated: 2026-04-30 13:15
VLAI?
Title
Arbitrary File Read and Server Side Request Forgery via XML External Entities in Lobster_pro
Summary
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a weakness in the XML parser functionality of Lobster_pro prior to version 4.12.6-GA. This allows them to obtain read access to files on the application server and adjacent network shares, and perform HTTP GET requests to arbitrary services.
Severity ?
7.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/S:N/AU:Y/V:C
CWE
  • CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Lobster GmbH Lobster_pro Affected: 0 , < 4.12.6-GA (custom)
Unaffected: 4.12.6-GA (custom)
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Credits
Marcelo Reyes of SCHUTZWERK GmbH
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