# CVE-2015-5970: XML external entity in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary text files via XPath injection in the ChangePassword RPC method of Novell ZENworks Configuration Management.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Feb 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-79wq-fqm7-crqp

## What is CVE-2015-5970?

CVE-2015-5970 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Feb 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The ChangePassword RPC method in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) 11.3 and 11.4 allows remote attackers to conduct XPath injection attacks, and read arbitrary text files, via a malformed query involving a system entity reference.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5970?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Novell Zenworks Configuration Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-5970?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5970 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-5970 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5970 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2010-5323](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-5323/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-5324](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-5324/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-0779](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0779/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-6345](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6345/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-1080](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1080/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-5970 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-5970 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Feb 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5970 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-2015-5970/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5970/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5970
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5970
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-5970

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