An XXE issue was discovered in Automated Logic Corporation (ALC) WebCTRL Versions 6.0…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An XXE issue was discovered in Automated Logic Corporation (ALC) WebCTRL Versions 6.0, 6.1 and 6.5. An unauthenticated attacker could enter malicious input to WebCTRL and a weakly configured XML parser will allow the application to disclose full file contents from the underlying web server OS via the "X-Wap-Profile" HTTP header.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-8819
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gmgf-pqhp-6w55
References
More Carrier Automatedlogic Webctrl vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-07049 Unrestricted file upload in Automated Logic Corporation WebCTRL, i-VU, SiteScan CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-07041 Path traversal in Automated Logic Corporation WebCTRL, i-VU, SiteScan CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2016-05026 An XXE issue was discovered in Automated Logic Corporation (ALC) Liebert SiteScan Web… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.3
- TI-2017-07043 An Unquoted Search Path or Element issue was discovered in Automated Logic Corporation… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.0
Sources
- CVE-2018-8819 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-8819 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gmgf-pqhp-6w55 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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