CVE-2014-6302
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe Monitoring Administration pages in PNMsoft Sequence Kinetics before 7.7 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidencePNMsoft Sequence Kinetics versions before 7.7 contain an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Monitoring Administration pages. Attackers can read arbitrary files on the server by embedding malicious XML external entity declarations in requests to the affected component.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 7.5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed PNMsoft Sequence Kinetics versionCheck the application's About page, installation directory for version manifest files, or query the application's built-in version info endpoint. Common locations: look for version.txt, about.html in the web root, or check the assembly info in the bin folder.Affected if Installed version is 7.5 or any version lower than 7.5 (e.g., 7.0, 6.x, etc.)
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Confirm Monitoring Administration module is accessibleAttempt to access the Monitoring Administration pages via the web interface. Typical paths include /monitoring/admin, /admin/monitoring, or look for Monitoring Administration links in the main navigation menu.Affected if The Monitoring Administration interface is accessible and responds to requests
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Verify XML parser allows external entity processingInspect the application's XML parser configuration files (often in config.xml, web.config, or application-specific XML settings files) for settings related to DTD processing, external entity resolution, or 'external entity' declarations. Look for flags like 'processInline', 'externalEntity', or similar.Affected if XML parser is configured to allow external entity processing (not explicitly disabled)
A user is affected if their PNMsoft Sequence Kinetics version is 7.5 or lower AND the Monitoring Administration module is accessible with XML external entity processing enabled in the parser configuration.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to PNMsoft Sequence Kinetics 7.7 or later. As a temporary workaround, disable XML external entity processing in the application's XML parser configuration.
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