title: Signiant - Manager+Agents XML External Entity (XXE)
description: Signiant - Manager+Agents XML External Entity (XXE) - Extract internal files of the affected machine An attacker can read all the system files, the product is running with root on Linux systems and nt/authority on windows systems, which allows him to access and extract any file on the systems, such as passwd, shadow, hosts and so on. By gaining access to these files, attackers can steal sensitive information from the victims machine.
problem types: CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')
affected:
{
product: Signiant
vendor: Signiant
versions:
status: affected, version: Signiant  Build 78045 13.5.0
status: affected, version: Signiant  Build 79008,14.0.0
status: affected, version: Signiant  Build 79687 14.1.0
status: affected, version: Signiant  Build 79687 15.0.0
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: HIGH
attackVector: PHYSICAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 6.8
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: HIGH
scope: CHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]
solutions: All of 13.5, 14.1, and 15.1 have an update available.
The mitigation involved adding a filter that validates for external dtd.