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CVE-2018-12471 json

External Entity processing in the RegistrationSharing module

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-4441

cvss
6.5
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.5%
EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability in SUSE Linux SMT allows remote attackers to read data from the server or cause DoS by referencing blocking elements. Affected releases are SUSE Linux SMT: versions prior to 3.0.37.

Patch / fix

  • SUSE Linux SMT 3.0.37
  • smt SLES 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP2-BCL, SLE Module for Public Cloud 12 +7 more 3.0.37-52.23.6
  • smt Subscription Management Tool 11 SP3 2.0.34-50.8.1
  • perl-File-Touch SLE Module for Public Cloud 12 0.11-3.2.2
  • yast2-smt SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES 12 SP1-LTSS 3.0.14-10.6.2

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:2898-2SUSE-SU-2018:2899-1SUSE-SU-2018:2898-1

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Exploit prediction

1.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
NVD 3.0 8.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • SUSE Linux SMT

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

Sources

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