CVE-2014-8162

Satellite5: RPC API XML External Entities file disclosure

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

XML external entity (XXE) in the RPC interface in Spacewalk and Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite 5.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly have other unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

Vulnerabilidad de entidad externa XML (XXE) en la interfaz RPC en Spacewalk y Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite 5.7 y anteriores permite a atacantes remotos leer archivos arbitrarios y posiblemente tener otro impacto no especificado a través de vectores desconocidos.

It was found that the RPC interface in Satellite would resolve external entities, allowing an attacker to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks. A remote attacker could use this flaw to read files accessible to the user running the Satellite server, and potentially perform other more advanced XXE attacks.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2014-10-10 CVE Reserved
2015-05-11 CVE Published
2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74595	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00020.html	2023-02-13
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0957.html	2023-02-13
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8162	2015-05-11
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1187339	2015-05-11

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Network Satellite Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Network Satellite"				<= 5.7 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Network Satellite" and version " <= 5.7"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Manager Search vendor "Suse" for product "Manager"				1.7 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Manager" and version "1.7"		-		Affected