CVE-2018-1247
RSA Authentication Manager Security Console, version 8.3 and earlier, contains a XML External...
RSA Authentication Manager Security Console, version 8.3 and earlier, contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. This could potentially allow admin users to cause a denial of service or extract server data via injecting a maliciously crafted DTD in an XML file submitted to the application.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
RSA Authentication Manager Security Console, version 8.3 and earlier, contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. This could potentially allow admin users to cause a denial of service or extract server data via injecting a maliciously crafted DTD in an XML file submitted to the application.
- Record
CVE-2018-1247- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
RSA Authentication Manager Security Console, version 8.3 and earlier, contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. This could potentially allow admin users to cause a denial of service or extract server data via injecting a maliciously crafted DTD in an XML file submitted to the application.
- Record
CVE-2018-1247- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-11880 No score
RSA Authentication Manager Security Console, version 8.3 and earlier, contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. This could potentially allow admin users to cause a denial of service or extract server data via injecting a maliciously crafted DTD in an XML file submitted to the application.
- Record
EUVD-2018-11880- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-388m-42jq-jjrp
RSA Authentication Manager Security Console, version 8.3 and earlier, contains a XML External...
RSA Authentication Manager Security Console, version 8.3 and earlier, contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. This could potentially allow admin users to cause a denial of service or extract server data via injecting a maliciously crafted DTD in an XML file submitted to the application.
- Record
GHSA-388m-42jq-jjrp- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | RSA Authentication Manager 8.2.1.4.0-build1394922 / < 8.3 P1 - XML External Entity Injection / Cross-Site Flashing / DOM Cross-Site Scripting | 2018-05-16 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-1247 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Dell Emc Rsa Authentication Manager Security Console, published May 8, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.8%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.