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CVE-2018-6486
MFSBGN03797 rev.1 - Micro Focus Fortify Audit Workbench (AWB) and Micro Focus Fortify Software Security Center (SSC), XML External Entity Injection
High7.3EPSS 1.2%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- microfocus
Description
XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Micro Focus Fortify Audit Workbench (AWB) and Micro Focus Fortify Software Security Center (SSC), versions 16.10, 16.20, 17.10. This vulnerability could be exploited to allow a XML External Entity (XXE) injection.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| microfocusCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | High7.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.2% · top 32% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.3.
Weakness
- XML External Entity (XXE)
- CWE-611 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-611 and its CVEs
Affected products
Micro Focus · Fortify Audit Workbench (AWB) and Micro Focus Fortify Software Security Center (SSC)
- affected 16.10, 16.20, 17.10
References (2)
- 102902 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/document/-/facetsearch/document/KM03083653 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- NVD (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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