# CVE-2015-0921: XML external entity in n/a

> Authenticated remote attackers can read arbitrary files via an XML External Entity vulnerability in the Server Task Log.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 9 Jan 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9wr3-hxwc-qrxf

## What is CVE-2015-0921?

CVE-2015-0921 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator, published on 9 Jan 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Server Task Log in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) before 4.6.9 and 5.x before 5.1.2 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via the conditionXML parameter to the taskLogTable to orionUpdateTableFilter.do.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0921?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-0921?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-0921 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-0921 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-0921 exists.

Public exploit code:

- McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Authenticated XXE Credentials Exposure (metasploit)

## Other vulnerabilities in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator

- [CVE-2016-8027](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8027/): SQL injection in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 5.3.2 and earlier and 5.1.3 and earlier (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-5156](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5156/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2002-0690](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0690/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-1498](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1498/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2015-8765](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8765/): Deserialization in n/a (high 8.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-0921 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-0921 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator, published on 9 Jan 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-0921 exists.

Affected product: Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator. 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-2015-0921/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0921/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0921
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0921
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-0921

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