# CVE-2015-0581: XML external entity in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can read arbitrary files or cause denial of service via XML External Entity injection in Cisco Prime Service Catalog.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Jan 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-34hv-w8p5-75g4

## What is CVE-2015-0581?

CVE-2015-0581 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jan 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The XML parser in Cisco Prime Service Catalog before 10.1 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, as demonstrated by reading private keys, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue, aka Bug ID CSCup92880.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0581?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Prime Service Catalog.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-0581?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-0581 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-0581 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0581 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-1874](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1874/): Cisco Prime Service Catalog Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-0107](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0107/): Cross-site request forgery in Cisco Prime Service Catalog (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-0285](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0285/): Denial of service in Cisco Prime Service Catalog (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2017-12364](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12364/): SQL injection in Cisco Prime Service Catalog (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2015-6395](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6395/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-0581 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-0581 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jan 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0581 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0581/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0581/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0581
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0581
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-0581

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