# CVE-2017-14526: XML external entity in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can exploit XXE flaws in OpenText Documentum Administrator to read arbitrary files, list directories, or cause denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 27 Sep 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j33p-xv8j-c84j

## What is CVE-2017-14526?

CVE-2017-14526 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Sep 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple XML external entity (XXE) vulnerabilities in the OpenText Documentum Administrator 7.2.0180.0055 allow remote authenticated users to list the contents of arbitrary directories, read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, or, on Windows, obtain Documentum user hashes via a (1) crafted DTD, involving unspecified XML structures in a request to xda/com/documentum/ucf/server/transport/impl/GAIRConnector or crafted XML file in a MediaProfile file (2) import or (3) check in.

Weakness: CWE-611 (Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14526?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Opentext Documentum Administrator, Opentext Documentum Webtop.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-14526?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14526 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-14526 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14526 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-14527](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14527/): XML external entity in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-14524](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14524/): Open redirect in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2017-14525](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14525/): Open redirect in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-14526 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-14526 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Sep 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14526 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-2017-14526/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14526/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14526
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14526
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-14526

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14526/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.