CVE-2015-4538

high

Description

The XML parser in EMC Atmos before 2.2.3.426 and 2.3.x before 2.3.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033456

http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2015/Sep/7

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133405/EMC-Atmos-2.3.0-XML-External-Entity-Injection.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-09-04

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00737