Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability in CA Arcserve D2D by CA Technologies
CVE-2020-27858

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Arcserve

Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 January 2021

What is CVE-2020-27858?

This vulnerability enables remote attackers to exploit affected installations of CA Arcserve D2D 16.5 by disclosing sensitive information. The flaw resides in the 'getNews' method, where improper handling of XML External Entity (XXE) references allows an attacker to craft a document that triggers the XML parser to access a specified URI. This results in unauthorized information disclosure in the context of the SYSTEM, posing a significant risk to data integrity and confidentiality.

Affected Version(s)

D2D 16.5

References

EPSS Score

20% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

rgod
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CVE-2020-27858 : Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability in CA Arcserve D2D by CA Technologies