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CVE-2018-1000515

HighCVSS 7.5 / 10
Published Jun 26, 2018·Last modified Mar 14, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

ventrian News-Articles version NewsArticles.00.09.11 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in News-Articles/API/MetaWebLog/Handler.ashx.vb that can result in Attacker can read any file in the server or use smbrelay attack to access to server..

Risk Scores
Base Score
7.5

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information.

Threat Intelligence
6.9

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
1.35%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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