CVE-2018-11048

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-08-10 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-611

Description

Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor, versions 6.2, 6,3, 6.4, 6.5 and Dell EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance (IDPA) versions 2.0, 2.1 contain a XML External Entity (XXE) Injection vulnerability in the REST API. An authenticated remote malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to read certain system files in the server or cause denial of service by supplying specially crafted Document Type Definitions (DTDs) in an XML request.

Affected products

Dell Data Protection Advisor: 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5
Dell EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance: 2.0, 2.1

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Aug/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105130
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041417
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Aug/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105130
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041417

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