CVE-2020-27858
HIGHCA Arcserve D2D 16.5 - Unauthenticated XML External Entity Injection via getNews Method
Title source: llmDescription
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of CA Arcserve D2D 16.5. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the getNews method. Due to the improper restriction of XML External Entity (XXE) references, a specially-crafted document specifying a URI causes the XML parser to access the URI and embed the contents back into the XML document for further processing. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose information in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-11103.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1397/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.7383
EPSS Percentile
99.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-611
Status
published
Products (1)
arcserve/d2d
16.5
Published
Jan 20, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026