CVE-2018-0100
lowpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.004 · 35 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the Profile Editor of the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to have read and write access to information stored in the affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of the XML External Entity (XXE) entries when parsing an XML file. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting a crafted XML file with malicious entries, which could allow the attacker to read and write files. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg19341.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Clientcisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.6–4.4
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (3)
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- cisco anyconnect secure mobility clientall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- cisco-sa-20180117-acpeCisco AnyConnect Profile Editor XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability2018-01-17csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the Profile Editor of the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to have read and write access to information stored in the affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of the XML External Entity (XXE) entries when parsing an XML file. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting a crafted XML file with malicious entries, which could allow the attacker to read and write files. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180117-acpe ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180117-acpe"]
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040246cnnvd
- https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvg19341Patchcnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180117-acpecnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102738cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102738enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040246enisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180117-acpeenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102738Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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