What is CVE-2021-37178?

CVE-2021-37178 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens Solid Edge Se2021, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-08-10.

How severe is CVE-2021-37178?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

XXE in Siemens Solid Edge Se2021

CVE-2021-37178

A vulnerability has been identified in Solid Edge SE2021 (All Versions < SE2021MP7). An XML external entity injection vulnerability in the underlying XML parser could cause the affected application to disclose arbitrary files to remote att…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.009 (55.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Siemens Solid Edge Se2021 — versions All Versions < SE2021MP7
Siemens Solid_edge_se2021
Siemens Solid_edge_se2021_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

productcert@siemens.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-37178?: CVE-2021-37178 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens Solid Edge Se2021, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-08-10.
How severe is CVE-2021-37178?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.