Medium severity · published Apr 18, 2019
CVE-2018-17289
An XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Kofax Front Office Server Administration Console version 4.1.1.11.0.5212 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files…
6.5
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Kofax Front Office Server Administration Console version 4.1.1.11.0.5212 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via crafted XML inside an imported package configuration (.ZIP file) within the Kofax/KFS/Admin/PackageService/package/upload file parameter.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 74% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
Front Office Server · Kofax
4.1.1.11.0.5212 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17289
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17289
Exploit
https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2018-17289-XXE-Kofax
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