CVE-2018-12463
An XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Fortify Software Security Center (SSC), version 17.1, 17.2, 18.1 allows remote unauthenticated users to read arbitrary files or conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a crafted DTD in an XML…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.8%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
An XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Fortify Software Security Center (SSC), version 17.1, 17.2, 18.1 allows remote unauthenticated users to read arbitrary files or conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a crafted DTD in an XML request.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 13.85% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 16 July 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- hp/fortify software security center
- Source
- security@opentext.com
EPSS 13.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041286
- https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/document/-/facetsearch/document/KM03201563
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45027/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041286
- https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/document/-/facetsearch/document/KM03201563
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45027/
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