{"id":"CVE-2018-1321","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-1321","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:07:34.382Z","title":"An administrator with report and template entitlements in Apache Syncope 1.2.x before 1.2.11, 2.0.x before 2.0.8, and unsupported releases 1.0.x and 1.1.x which may be also affected, can use XSL Transformations (XSLT) to perform malicious operations,…","description":"An administrator with report and template entitlements in Apache Syncope 1.2.x before 1.2.11, 2.0.x before 2.0.8, and unsupported releases 1.0.x and 1.1.x which may be also affected, can use XSL Transformations (XSLT) to perform malicious operations, including but not limited to file read, file write, and code execution.","published":"2018-03-20T17:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:51:01.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@apache.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.2,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-20"],"affected":["apache/syncope"],"epss":{"score":0.17522,"percentile":0.9712,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2018-09-13","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":45400,"kind":"exploit","title":"Apache Syncope 2.0.7 - Remote Code Execution","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45400","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/webapps/45400.txt","file":"exploits/windows/webapps/45400.txt","published":"2018-09-13","added":"2018-09-13","updated":"2018-09-13","author":"Che-Chun Kuo","type":"webapps","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2018-1322","CVE-2018-1321"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.5%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://syncope.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2018-1321:_Remote_code_execution_by_administrators_with_report_and_template_entitlements","tags":["Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103508","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45400/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://syncope.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2018-1321:_Remote_code_execution_by_administrators_with_report_and_template_entitlements","tags":["Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103508","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45400/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1321","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."}