What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-1000542?

CVE-2018-1000542 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.8 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.7%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2018-1000542?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2018-1000542. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 2.7%.

Netbeans Mmd Plugin CVE-2018-1000542

HIGH

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (CWE-611)

2018-06-26 cve@mitre.org

Information Disclosure XXE SSRF RCE Netbeans Mmd Plugin

7.8

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.8 HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jun 26, 2018 - 16:29 nvd

HIGH 7.8

DescriptionNVD

netbeans-mmd-plugin version <= 1.4.3 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in MMD file import that can result in Possible information disclosure, server-side request forgery, or remote code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Specially crafted MMD file.

AnalysisAI

netbeans-mmd-plugin version <= 1.4.3 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in MMD file import that can result in Possible information disclosure, server-side request forgery, or remote. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as XML External Entity (XXE) (CWE-611), which allows attackers to read arbitrary files or perform SSRF through XML processing. netbeans-mmd-plugin version <= 1.4.3 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in MMD file import that can result in Possible information disclosure, server-side request forgery, or remote code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Specially crafted MMD file. Affected products include: Netbeans-Mmd-Plugin Project Netbeans-Mmd-Plugin.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Disable external entity processing in XML parsers, use JSON instead of XML where possible.