CVE-2015-9280 XML external entity in n/a
Critical 10.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-9280 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2015-9280 is a critical vulnerability in Mailenable Mailenable, published on 16 Jan 2019. 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-2015-9280 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Mailenable Mailenable. 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-2015-9280/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9280/index.md)
An attacker can exploit an XML External Entity vulnerability in MailEnable to read sensitive files or cause denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-9280?
CVE-2015-9280 is a critical vulnerability in Mailenable Mailenable, published on 16 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
MailEnable before 8.60 allows XXE via an XML document in the request.aspx Options parameter.
Weakness: CWE-611
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-9280?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mailenable Mailenable.
How do I fix CVE-2015-9280?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-9280 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-9280 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-9280 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2019-12924 XML external entity in n/a
- CVE-2015-9278 MailEnable before 8.60 allows Privilege Escalation because admin accounts could be created as a consequence of %0A mishandling in AUTH.TAB a
- CVE-2015-9277 Path traversal in n/a
- CVE-2022-42136 Path traversal in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m42m-r45f-gphf.