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CVE-2019-11216 json

BMC Smart Reporting 7.3 20180418 allows authenticated XXE within the import functionality.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-2917

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.8%
EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

BMC Smart Reporting 7.3 20180418 allows authenticated XXE within the import functionality. One can import a malicious XML file and perform XXE attacks to download local files from the server, or do DoS attacks with XML expansion attacks. XXE with direct response and XXE OOB are allowed.

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Exploit prediction

1.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/7 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155552/BMC-Smart-Reporting-7.3-20180418-XML-Injection.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

Sources

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