What is CVE-2023-6149?

CVE-2023-6149 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qualys Web_application_screening, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2024-01-09.

How severe is CVE-2023-6149?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-6149 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XXE in Qualys Web_application_screening

CVE-2023-6149

Qualys Jenkins Plugin for WAS prior to version and including 2.0.11 was identified to be affected by a security flaw, which was missing a permission check while performing a connectivity check to Qualys Cloud Services. This allowed any us…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.005 (36.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Qualys Web_application_screening
Qualys,inc. Web App Scanning Connector Jenkins Plugin — versions 2.0.11

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

bugreport@qualys.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-6149?: CVE-2023-6149 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qualys Web_application_screening, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2024-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2023-6149?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-6149 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.