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.

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)

EPSS: 0.016 (73.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Accusoft Prizmdoc
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

deadcyph3r/Awesome-Collection

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, 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.