XXE in Pelco Digital Sentry Server
CVE-2021-27184
Pelco Digital Sentry Server 7.18.72.11464 has an XML External Entity vulnerability (exploitable via the DTD parameter entities technique), resulting in disclosure and retrieval of arbitrary data on the affected node via an out-of-band (OOB) attack. The vulnerability is triggered when input passed to the XML parser is not sanitized while parsing the ControlPointCacheShare.xml file (in a %APPDATA%\Pelco directory) when DSControlPoint.exe is executed.
Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)
EPSS: 0.016 (73.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Pelco Digital_sentry_server — versions 7.18.72.11464
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-27184?
- CVE-2021-27184 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pelco Digital Sentry Server, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-02-11.
- How severe is CVE-2021-27184?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.