XXE in Accusoft Prizmdoc
CVE-2018-15805
Accusoft PrizmDoc HTML5 Document Viewer before 13.5 contains an XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability, allowing an attacker to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (resource consumption).
Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (75.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- medium.com/@mrnikhilsri/oob-xxe-in-prizmdoc-cve-2018-15805-dfb1e474345c
- help.accusoft.com/PrizmDoc/v13.5/HTML/webframe.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-15805?
- CVE-2018-15805 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Accusoft Prizmdoc, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2018-12-10.
- How severe is CVE-2018-15805?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-15805 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.