What is CVE-2018-6486?

CVE-2018-6486 is a high-severity vulnerability in Micro Focus Fortify Audit Workbench (Awb) And Software Security Center (Ssc), classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2018-02-02.

How severe is CVE-2018-6486?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

XXE in Micro Focus Fortify Audit Workbench (Awb) And Software Security Center (Ssc)

CVE-2018-6486

XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Micro Focus Fortify Audit Workbench (AWB) and Micro Focus Fortify Software Security Center (SSC), versions 16.10, 16.20, 17.10. This vulnerability could be exploited to allow a XML External Entity (XXE) injection.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.012 (64.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Micro Focus Fortify Audit Workbench (Awb) And Software Security Center (Ssc) — versions 16.10, 16.20, 17.10
Microfocus Fortify_audit_workbench — versions 16.10, 16.20, 17.10
Microfocus Fortify_software_security_center — versions 16.10, 16.20, 17.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

security@opentext.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6486?: CVE-2018-6486 is a high-severity vulnerability in Micro Focus Fortify Audit Workbench (Awb) And Software Security Center (Ssc), classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2018-02-02.
How severe is CVE-2018-6486?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.