CVE-2018-12463 in the critical feed json
MFSBGN03811 rev.1 - Fortify Software Security Center (SSC), Multiple vulnerabilities
published 2018-07-12 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-4433
- cvss
- 7.3
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 13.8%
- EPSS 13.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
An XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Fortify Software Security Center (SSC), version 17.1, 17.2, 18.1 allows remote unauthenticated users to read arbitrary files or conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a crafted DTD in an XML request.
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-45027)
Exploit prediction
13.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-45027 Fortify Software Security Center (SSC) 17.x/18.1 - XML External Entity Injection webapps, 2018-07-16
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Micro Focus Fortify Software Security Center
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
- Technology feeds
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-12463
- NVD CVE-2018-12463
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