What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-1000821?

CVE-2018-1000821 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 10.0 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.9%.

Micromathematics CVE-2018-1000821

CRITICAL

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

2018-12-20 cve@mitre.org

Denial Of Service XXE SSRF Micromathematics

10.0

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

10.0 CRITICAL

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 20, 2018 - 15:29 nvd

CRITICAL 10.0

DescriptionNVD

MicroMathematics version before commit 5c05ac8 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in SMathStudio files that can result in Disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, SSRF, port scanning. This attack appear to be exploitable via Specially crafted SMathStudio files. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit 5c05ac8.

AnalysisAI

MicroMathematics version before commit 5c05ac8 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in SMathStudio files that can result in Disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, SSRF,. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. 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. MicroMathematics version before commit 5c05ac8 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in SMathStudio files that can result in Disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, SSRF, port scanning. This attack appear to be exploitable via Specially crafted SMathStudio files. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit 5c05ac8. Affected products include: Micromathematics Project Micromathematics.

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.