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CVE-2018-19244

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-19244 describes an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Charles Proxy version 4.2.7. This flaw allows an attacker to access an intranet network and potentially leak sensitive information if a user imports a malicious "Charles Settings.xml" file. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.6, indicating a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector and high confidentiality impact. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.2.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:charlesproxy:charles:4.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.6HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
4.0
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.02%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
78.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0202 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

whitehatck01.blogspot.com / 2018/11/charles-427-xml-external-entity.html
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