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Unity Operating Environment CVE-2023-43067

MEDIUM
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (CWE-611)
2023-10-23 security_alert@emc.com
XXE Dell Unity Operating Environment Unity Xt Operating Environment Unityvsa Operating Environment
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Oct 23, 2023 - 16:15 nvd
MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionNVD

Dell Unity prior to 5.3 contains an XML External Entity injection vulnerability. An XXE attack could potentially exploit this vulnerability disclosing local files in the file system.

AnalysisAI

Dell Unity prior to 5.3 contains an XML External Entity injection vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, 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. Dell Unity prior to 5.3 contains an XML External Entity injection vulnerability. An XXE attack could potentially exploit this vulnerability disclosing local files in the file system. Affected products include: Dell Unity Operating Environment, Dell Unity Xt Operating Environment, Dell Unityvsa Operating Environment. Version information: prior to 5.3.

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.

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