CVE-2018-11048 XML external entity in Data Protection Advisor

What is CVE-2018-11048?

CVE-2018-11048 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor, published on 10 Aug 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor, versions 6.2, 6,3, 6.4, 6.5 and Dell EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance (IDPA) versions 2.0, 2.1 contain a XML External Entity (XXE) Injection vulnerability in the REST API. An authenticated remote malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to read certain system files in the server or cause denial of service by supplying specially crafted Document Type Definitions (DTDs) in an XML request.

Weakness: CWE-611

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11048?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Dell Emc Data Protection Advisor, Dell Emc Integrated Data Protection Appliance.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11048?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11048 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-11048 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11048 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor

• CVE-2019-18581 Missing authorization in Data Protection Advisor Critical 9.1
• CVE-2019-18582 Code injection in Data Protection Advisor Critical 9.1
• CVE-2020-5352 Command injection in Data Protection Advisor High 8.8
• CVE-2020-5351 Hardcoded credentials in Data Protection Advisor High 7.5
• CVE-2016-8211 Path traversal in EMC Data Protection Advisor EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.1.x, EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.2, EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.2.1, EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.2.2, EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.2.3 prior to patch 446 High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-ww27-qpc9-x958.