{"id":"CVE-2018-12463","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-12463","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:21:45.247Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2018-07-12T16:29:05.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:37:50.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@opentext.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-611"],"affected":["hp/fortify software security center"],"epss":{"score":0.13849,"percentile":0.96509,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2018-07-16","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":45027,"kind":"exploit","title":"Fortify Software Security Center (SSC) 17.x/18.1 - XML External Entity Injection","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45027","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/java/webapps/45027.txt","file":"exploits/java/webapps/45027.txt","published":"2018-07-16","added":"2018-07-16","updated":"2018-07-16","author":"alt3kx","type":"webapps","platform":"java","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2018-12463"],"tags":"XML External Entity (XXE)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041286","source":"security@opentext.com"},{"url":"https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/document/-/facetsearch/document/KM03201563","source":"security@opentext.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45027/","source":"security@opentext.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041286","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/document/-/facetsearch/document/KM03201563","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45027/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12463","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}