An XXE issue was discovered in Automated Logic Corporation (ALC) WebCTRL Versions 6.0, 6.1 and 6.5.

published 2018-06-14 8y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-20428

cvss: 7.5; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.9%; EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits: 0; none known

An XXE issue was discovered in Automated Logic Corporation (ALC) WebCTRL Versions 6.0, 6.1 and 6.5. An unauthenticated attacker could enter malicious input to WebCTRL and a weakly configured XML parser will allow the application to disclose full file contents from the underlying web server OS via the "X-Wap-Profile" HTTP header.

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Exploit prediction

2.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

hateshape.github.io https://hateshape.github.io/general/2018/06/07/CVE-2018-8819.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	7.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

hateshape.github.io /general/2018/06/07/CVE-2018-8819.html
exploit, third-party-advisory
seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2018/Jun/21
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
packetstormsecurity.com /files/148126/WebCTRL-Out-Of-Band-XML-Injection.html
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-8819
NVD CVE-2018-8819

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