XXE in Ibi Webfocus Business Intelligence

CVE-2020-14204

In WebFOCUS Business Intelligence 8.0 (SP6), the administration portal allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files or forge server-side HTTP requests via a crafted HTTP request to /ibi_apps/WFServlet.cfg because XML external entity injection is possible. This is related to making changes to the application repository configuration.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.019 (79.1th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.1% 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-2020-14204: held from 0.019 to 0.019.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-14204?
CVE-2020-14204 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibi Webfocus Business Intelligence, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2020-06-22.
How severe is CVE-2020-14204?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.