What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-15805?

CVE-2018-15805 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.1 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.6%.

Prizmdoc CVE-2018-15805

CRITICAL

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

2018-12-10 cve@mitre.org

Denial Of Service XXE Prizmdoc

9.1

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.1 CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 10, 2018 - 19:29 nvd

CRITICAL 9.1

DescriptionNVD

AnalysisAI

Accusoft PrizmDoc HTML5 Document Viewer before 13.5 contains an XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability, allowing an attacker to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (resource. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), 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. Accusoft PrizmDoc HTML5 Document Viewer before 13.5 contains an XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability, allowing an attacker to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (resource consumption). Affected products include: Accusoft Prizmdoc. Version information: before 13.5.

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.