# CVE-2015-8698: XML external entity in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files or cause denial of service in CA Release Automation via XML External Entity injection.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Jun 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q8cq-xq3c-pj7r

## What is CVE-2015-8698?

CVE-2015-8698 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jun 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

CA Release Automation (formerly LISA Release Automation) 5.0.2 before 5.0.2-227, 5.5.1 before 5.5.1-1616, 5.5.2 before 5.5.2-434, and 6.1.0 before 6.1.0-1026 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service via a request containing an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8698?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Broadcom Release Automation.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-8698?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-8698 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-8698 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8698 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-15691](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15691/): Deserialization in Release Automation (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-8246](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8246/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2014-8248](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8248/): SQL injection in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2015-8699](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8699/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2014-8247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8247/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-8698 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-8698 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jun 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8698 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-2015-8698/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8698/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8698
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8698
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-8698

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