What is CVE-2018-1000838?

CVE-2018-1000838 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sleuthkit Autopsy, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2018-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2018-1000838?

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

XXE in Sleuthkit Autopsy

CVE-2018-1000838

autopsy version <= 4.9.0 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in CaseMetadata XML Parser that can result in Disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, SSRF, port scanning. This attack appear to be exploitable via Spe…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.025 (82.7th 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

Sleuthkit Autopsy
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, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1000838?: CVE-2018-1000838 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sleuthkit Autopsy, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2018-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2018-1000838?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.