XXE in Dell EMC Srs Policy Manager

CVE-2021-21517

SRS Policy Manager 6.X is affected by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability due to a misconfigured XML parser that processes user-supplied DTD input without sufficient validation. A remote unauthenticated attacker can potentially exploit this vulnerability to read system files as a non-root user and may be able to temporarily disrupt the ESRS service.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (72.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.5% 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-2021-21517: held from 0.014 to 0.015.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.015 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-21517?
CVE-2021-21517 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell EMC Srs Policy Manager, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2021-03-01.
How severe is CVE-2021-21517?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.