# CVE-2015-7743: XML external entity vulnerability in PRTG Network Monitor before 16.2.23.3077/3078 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-01-23 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

XML external entity vulnerability in PRTG Network Monitor before 16.2.23.3077/3078 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files by creating a new HTTP XML/REST Value sensor that accesses a crafted XML file.

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## References

- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137255/Paessler-PRTG-Network-Monitor-14.4.12.3282-XXE-Injection.html
- https://www.paessler.com/prtg/history/stable#16.2.23.3077

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