What is CVE-2018-12471?

CVE-2018-12471 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SUSE Linux Smt, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-10-04.

How severe is CVE-2018-12471?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

XXE in SUSE Linux Smt

CVE-2018-12471

A External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability in SUSE Linux SMT allows remote attackers to read data from the server or cause DoS by referencing blocking elements. Affected releases are SUSE Linux SMT: versions prior to 3.0.37.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.015 (72.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Suse Linux Smt — versions unspecified
Suse Subscription_management_tool

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12471?: CVE-2018-12471 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SUSE Linux Smt, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-10-04.
How severe is CVE-2018-12471?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.