SAS XML Mapper 9.45 has an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability that can be leveraged by malicious attackers in multiple ways. Examples are Local File Reading, Out Of Band File Exfiltration, Server Side Request Forgery, and/or Potential Denial of Service attacks. This vulnerability also affects the XMLV2 LIBNAME engine when the AUTOMAP option is used.
This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 10.0, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 15 products from sas, from sas, from hp and 12 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
First disclosed in 2019, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.
2019-11-14T21:15:11.357
2024-11-21T04:27:07.170
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 10.0 (CRITICAL)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | sas | xml_mapper | 9.45 | Yes |
| Application | sas | base_sas | 9.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | hp | hp-ux | - | No |
| Operating System | ibm | aix | - | No |
| Operating System | ibm | z\/os | - | No |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | - | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows | - | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | - | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_7 | - | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_7 | - | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_7 | - | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_7 | - | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_8 | - | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_8 | - | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_8.1 | - | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2012 | - | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2012 | - | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2012 | r2 | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2016 | - | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2019 | - | No |
| Operating System | oracle | solaris | - | No |
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