# CVE-2023-37233: XML external entity in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can exploit an XML External Entity vulnerability in Loftware Spectrum to read sensitive files or execute code.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/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:** 10 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 10 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-33jw-2jpq-625x

## What is CVE-2023-37233?

CVE-2023-37233 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Loftware Spectrum before 4.6 HF14 allows authenticated XXE attacks.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-37233?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Loftware Spectrum.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-37233?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-37233 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-37233 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37233 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-37226](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37226/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-37227](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37227/): Loftware Spectrum before 4.6 HF13 Deserializes Untrusted Data. (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-37231](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37231/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-37229](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37229/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-37230](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37230/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-37233 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-37233 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37233 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-2023-37233/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37233/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-37233
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37233
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-37233

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37233/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.