What is CVE-2018-1000651?

CVE-2018-1000651 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gchq Stroom, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2018-08-20.

How severe is CVE-2018-1000651?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.

XXE in Gchq Stroom

CVE-2018-1000651

Stroom version <5.4.5 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in XML Parser that can result in disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, server side request forgery, port scanning. This attack appear to be exploitable…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.019 (76.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Gchq Stroom
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1000651?: CVE-2018-1000651 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gchq Stroom, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2018-08-20.
How severe is CVE-2018-1000651?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.