A vulnerability in the web-based user interface of the Cisco Secure Access Control Server prior to 5.8 patch 9 could allow an unauthenticat…

Published 8 y ago 2018-03-08 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

3.3

v3.1 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

1.5%

percentile 74%

Public exploits

none known

A vulnerability in the web-based user interface of the Cisco Secure Access Control Server prior to 5.8 patch 9 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain read access to certain information in the affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of XML External Entities (XXEs) when parsing an XML file. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing the administrator of an affected system to import a crafted XML file. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve70595.

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 23 mo ago 2024-12-02

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.49% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	3.1	3.3	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`
NVD	2.0	4.3	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`

Affected products

n/a Cisco Secure Access Control Server

Classification

Weakness

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

tools.cisco.com /security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180307-acs · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
securitytracker.com /id/1040470 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
securityfocus.com /bid/103343 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2018-0207
NVD: CVE-2018-0207

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Summary