Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-37364

Critical

Published: 03 August 2023

Published
03 August 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0028 51.9th percentile
Risk Priority 18 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-37364 is a critical-severity Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (CWE-611) vulnerability in Ws-Inc J Wbem. Its CVSS base score is 9.1 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 48.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

In WS-Inc J WBEM Server 4.7.4 before 4.7.5, the CIM-XML protocol adapter does not disable entity resolution. This allows context-dependent attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service, a similar issue to CVE-2013-4152.

CWE(s)
CWE-611

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

ws-inc
j wbem
4.0.0 — 4.7.5

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-611

Penetration testing includes XML external entity payloads, detecting XXE vulnerabilities and enabling their mitigation.

SI-4 System Monitoring
addresses: CWE-611

Identifies XML external entity processing via monitoring of unusual file/network access or resource usage.

References