CVE-2017-8918 describes an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Template Builder component of Blackwave Dive Assistant - Desktop Edition 8.0. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely view local files on a vulnerable system by providing a specially crafted template.xml file. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.0 score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, but with a high impact on confidentiality. While not actively exploited in the wild (KEV: No), public exploit code is available on ExploitDB (EDB-42000). Despite the availability of exploit code, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:blackwave:dive_assistant:8.0:*:*:*:desktop:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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