# CVE-2018-15362: XML external entity in GE Proficy Cimplicity GDS

> An attacker can exploit an XML External Entity vulnerability in GE Proficy Cimplicity GDS to read sensitive files or cause denial of service.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Dec 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2j45-pj39-84jw

## What is CVE-2018-15362?

CVE-2018-15362 is a critical vulnerability in GE Proficy Cimplicity GDS, published on 7 Dec 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

XXE in GE Proficy Cimplicity GDS versions 9.0 R2, 9.5, 10.0

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15362?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ge Cimplicity.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-15362?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15362 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-15362 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15362 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in GE Proficy Cimplicity GDS

- [CVE-2023-4487](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4487/): GE Digital CIMPLICITY Process Control (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-2002](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2002/): GE CIMPLICITY Untrusted Pointer Dereference (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-2948](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2948/): GE CIMPLICITY Heap-based Buffer Overflow (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-2952](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2952/): GE CIMPLICITY Access of Uninitialized Pointer (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-3084](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3084/): GE CIMPLICITY Access of Uninitialized Pointer (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-15362 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-15362 is a critical vulnerability in GE Proficy Cimplicity GDS, published on 7 Dec 2018. 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-2018-15362 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: GE Proficy Cimplicity GDS. 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-2018-15362/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15362/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-15362
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15362
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-15362

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