CVE-2018-10653

Exp

There is an XML External Entity (XXE) Processing Vulnerability in Citrix XenMobile Server 10.8 before RP2 and 10.7 before RP3.

Published: 2018-05-23 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2018-10653 is rated High Exploit Risk (86.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.48%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2018-10653

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
47951 exploit_db edb 2020-01-22 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-10653

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-12-07 12.01% 11.48% -0.53%
2 2025-11-21 15.06% 12.01% -3.05%
3 2025-11-18 15.06%

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-10653

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-10653

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-10653

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
citrix xenmobile_server 10.8 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenmobile_server:10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix xenmobile_server 10.8 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenmobile_server:10.8:rp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix xenmobile_server 10.7 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenmobile_server:10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix xenmobile_server 10.7 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenmobile_server:10.7:rp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix xenmobile_server 10.7 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenmobile_server:10.7:rp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-10653

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