XXE in Kofax Front Office Server

CVE-2018-17289

An XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Kofax Front Office Server Administration Console version 4.1.1.11.0.5212 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via crafted XML inside an imported package configuration (.ZIP file) within the Kofax/KFS/Admin/PackageService/package/upload file parameter.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

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CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (73.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-17289: held from 0.015 to 0.015.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17289?
CVE-2018-17289 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kofax Front Office Server, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-04-18.
How severe is CVE-2018-17289?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.