What is CVE-2017-8918?

CVE-2017-8918 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Blackwave Dive Assistant, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-09-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-8918?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

XXE in Blackwave Dive Assistant

CVE-2017-8918

XXE in Dive Assistant - Template Builder in Blackwave Dive Assistant - Desktop Edition 8.0 allows attackers to remotely view local files via a crafted template.xml file.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2017-09-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.022 (82.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-04.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Blackwave Dive Assistant — versions 8.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

thenopsled.com/Exploit-DB Writeup.txt (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8918?: CVE-2017-8918 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Blackwave Dive Assistant, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-09-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-8918?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.