CVE-2024-21796 is a medium-severity XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting the Electronic Deliverables Creation Support Tool (Construction Edition) and (Design & Survey Edition) prior to version 1.0.4. This flaw allows an attacker to read arbitrary files on a system by tricking a user into processing a specially crafted XML file. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and resulting in high confidentiality impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dfeg:electronic_deliverables_creation_support_tool:*:*:*:*:*:construction:*:* | ||
< 1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dfeg:electronic_deliverables_creation_support_tool:*:*:*:*:*:design_\&_survey:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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