What is CVE-2016-8348?

CVE-2016-8348 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Emerson Liebert Sitescan Web, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-02-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-8348?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

XXE in Emerson Liebert Sitescan Web

CVE-2016-8348

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.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.035 (88.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Emerson Liebert_sitescan_web
N/a Emerson Liebert Sitescan 6.5, And Prior — versions Emerson Liebert SiteScan 6.5, and prior

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)
ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8348?: CVE-2016-8348 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Emerson Liebert Sitescan Web, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-02-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-8348?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.