Cisco Energy Management Suite XML External Entity Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-15444
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mvhv-28qj-949c
References
More Cisco Energy Management Suite Software vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-11005 Cisco Energy Management Suite Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.0
Sources
- CVE-2018-15444 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-15444 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mvhv-28qj-949c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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