What is CVE-2018-1000639?

CVE-2018-1000639 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Latexdraw Project, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2018-08-20.

How severe is CVE-2018-1000639?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

XXE in Latexdraw Project

CVE-2018-1000639

LatexDraw version <=4.0 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in SVG parsing functionality that can result in disclosure of data, server side request forgery, port scanning, possible rce. This attack appear to be exploitable via Specially crafted SVG file.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.016 (72.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Latexdraw_project Latexdraw — versions 4.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1000639?: CVE-2018-1000639 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Latexdraw Project, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2018-08-20.
How severe is CVE-2018-1000639?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.