CVE-2018-14473

Exp

OCS Inventory 2.4.1 lacks a proper XML parsing configuration, allowing the use of external entities. This issue can be exploited by an attacker sending a crafted HTTP request in order to exfiltrate information or cause a Denial of Service.

Published: 2018-08-04 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-14473 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.62%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2018-14473

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-14473

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 2026-02-17 2.76% 2.62% -0.14%
2 2025-03-30 24.50% 2.76% -21.75%
3 2025-03-29 — 24.50% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-14473

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.1 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.2 [email protected]
6.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-14473

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-14473

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2018-14473 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (ocsinventory-server), 3 status rows across 3 suites (bookworm, bullseye, sid): resolved 3. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-14473
ubuntu medium CVE-2018-14473 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (ocsinventory-server), 19 status rows across 19 suites (bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 14, needed 2, DNE 1, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14473

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-14473

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ocsinventory-ng ocsinventory_ng 2.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:ocsinventory-ng:ocsinventory_ng:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-14473

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