CVE-2018-15444

Cisco Energy Management Suite XML External Entity Vulnerability

MEDIUM
6.3
CVSS Score
Published: November 8, 2018 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:42 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorEnergy Management Suite SoftwareEnergy Management Suite

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Severity
MEDIUM6.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based user interface of Cisco Energy Management Suite Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain read and write access to information that is stored on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of XML External Entity (XXE) entries when parsing certain XML files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user of an affected system to import a crafted XML file with malicious entries, which could allow the attacker to read and write files within the affected application.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105860
x_refsource_MISCExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-36

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.3MEDIUMcisco
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-611

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