CVE-2018-11048 is an XML External Entity (XXE) Injection vulnerability affecting Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor (versions 6.2-6.5) and Integrated Data Protection Appliance (versions 2.0-2.1) via their REST API. This vulnerability allows an authenticated remote attacker to read system files or cause a denial of service by sending specially crafted XML requests. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_data_protection_advisor:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_data_protection_advisor:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_data_protection_advisor:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_data_protection_advisor:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_integrated_data_protection_appliance:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.