CVE-2018-11048
mediumpriority · track · 33EPSS 0.021 · 81 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor, versions 6.2, 6,3, 6.4, 6.5 and Dell EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance (IDPA) versions 2.0, 2.1 contain a XML External Entity (XXE) Injection vulnerability in the REST API. An authenticated remote malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to read certain system files in the server or cause denial of service by supplying specially crafted Document Type Definitions (DTDs) in an XML request.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.5–8.1
weaknesses
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affected products (12)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- dell emc data protection advisor= 6.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_data_protection_advisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- dell emc data protection advisor= 6.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_data_protection_advisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- dell emc data protection advisor= 6.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_data_protection_advisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- dell emc data protection advisor= 6.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_data_protection_advisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- dell emc integrated data protection appliance= 2.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_integrated_data_protection_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- dell emc integrated data protection appliance= 2.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_integrated_data_protection_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Aug/5cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041417cnnvd
- https://www.dellemc.com/Patchcnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105130cnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Aug/5enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105130enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041417enisa_euvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Aug/5Mailing ListThird Party Advisorynvd
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