Exploitation Summary
CVE-2019-0948 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). EIP tracks 1 public exploit from researchers including hyp3rlinx.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an XXE (XML External Entity) vulnerability in Microsoft Event Viewer, allowing remote file access via a malicious Custom View XML file. The PoC includes payload.dtd and MyCustomView.xml to exfiltrate files like C:\Windows\system.ini to an attacker-controlled server.
Description
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the Windows Event Viewer (eventvwr.msc) when it improperly parses XML input containing a reference to an external entity. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could read arbitrary files via an XML external entity (XXE) declaration. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could create a file containing specially crafted XML content and convince an authenticated user to import the file. The update addresses the vulnerability by modifying the way that the Event Viewer parses XML input.
Exploits (1)
This exploit demonstrates an XXE (XML External Entity) vulnerability in Microsoft Event Viewer, allowing remote file access via a malicious Custom View XML file. The PoC includes payload.dtd and MyCustomView.xml to exfiltrate files like C:\Windows\system.ini to an attacker-controlled server.
References (3)
Scores
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N