{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 2 products.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6486 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6486 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2018-6486 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortify Audit Workbench (AWB) and Micro Focus Fortify Software Security Center (SSC), published on 2 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2018-6486 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2018-6486 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortify Audit Workbench (AWB) and Micro Focus Fortify Software Security Center (SSC), published on 2 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6486 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Fortify Audit Workbench (AWB) and Micro Focus Fortify Software Security Center (SSC). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6486/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6486/index.md)","id":"CVE-2018-6486","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6486/index.md","name":"CVE-2018-6486","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-j28w-mfmp-m73w"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["data_read","denial_of_service"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Fortify Audit Workbench","requires_auth":"none","summary":"An attacker can exploit an XML External Entity injection vulnerability in Micro Focus Fortify Audit Workbench and Software Security Center to read sensitive files or cause denial of service.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"xxe"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"microfocus","cpe":[{"product":"fortify_audit_workbench","vendor":"microfocus"},{"product":"fortify_software_security_center","vendor":"microfocus"}],"cvss":{"score":7.3,"severity":"high","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","version":"3.0"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-611","name":"Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference"}],"description":"XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Micro Focus Fortify Audit Workbench (AWB) and Micro Focus Fortify Software Security Center (SSC), versions 16.10, 16.20, 17.10. This vulnerability could be exploited to allow a XML External Entity (XXE) injection.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"XML external entity in Fortify Audit Workbench (AWB) and Micro Focus Fortify Software Security Center (SSC)","id":"CVE-2018-6486","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"xxe","year":"2018"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":2,"next":{"headline":"MFSBGN03799 rev.1 - Micro Focus UCMDB, Remote Disclosure of Information","id":"CVE-2018-6487"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Integer overflow in n/a","id":"CVE-2018-6485"},"products":["Fortify Audit Workbench (AWB) and Micro Focus Fortify Software Security Center (SSC)"],"published":"2018-02-02","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2024-09-16","vendors":["Micro Focus"]},"summary":"An attacker can exploit an XML External Entity injection vulnerability in Micro Focus Fortify Audit Workbench and Software Security Center to read sensitive files or cause denial of service.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6486/"}