XXE in Ge Toolboxst

CVE-2021-44477

GE Gas Power ToolBoxST Version v04.07.05C suffers from an XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability using the DTD parameter entities technique that could result 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 XML project/template file.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.011 (61.6th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (x_refsource_CONFIRM, US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-44477?
CVE-2021-44477 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ge Toolboxst, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-03-25.
How severe is CVE-2021-44477?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.