CVE-2018-15362
mediumpriority · track · 37EPSS 0.027 · 86 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
XXE in GE Proficy Cimplicity GDS versions 9.0 R2, 9.5, 10.0
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.
- MitigationCimplicitycisa_csaf_ot
GE has released a security advisory
https://digitalsupport.ge.com/communities/en_US/Article/GE-Digital-Security-Advisory-GED-18-01
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–critical · 6.4–9.1
weaknesses
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affected products (8)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- ICSA-18-340-01GE Proficy GDS2018-12-06icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to initiate an OPC UA session and retrieve an arbitrary file.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106133cnnvd
- https://digitalsupport.ge.com/communities/en_US/Article/GE-Digital-Security-Advisory-GED-18-01Patchcnnvd
- https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2018/12/07/klcert-18-025-general-electric-proficy-gds-xml-external-entity-xxe/cnnvd
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-340-01cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106133enisa_euvd
- https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2018/12/07/klcert-18-025-general-electric-proficy-gds-xml-external-entity-xxe/enisa_euvd
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-340-01enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106133Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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