CVE-2019-3768
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 · uneditedRSA Authentication Manager versions prior to 8.4 P7 contain an XML Entity Injection Vulnerability. A remote authenticated malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to cause information disclosure of local system files by supplying specially crafted XML message.
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 confidenceRSA Authentication Manager versions prior to 8.4 P7 contain an XML Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability. A remote authenticated attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted XML messages to cause information disclosure of local system files.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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< 8.4= 8.4CVSS 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
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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 RSA Authentication Manager versionLocate the installed version through the product's admin console, command-line interface, or version information file. Typical methods include checking the product About page in the web admin interface or running 'amb -version' or similar version command if available.Affected if The installed version is any version below 8.4 P7, or exactly version 8.4 (base release).
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Confirm version is in affected rangeCompare your identified version against the affected ranges: versions less than 8.4, or version 8.4 base. Versions 8.4 P7 and later are not affected.Affected if Version is < 8.4 or equals 8.4 (base release).
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Determine if XML processing is activeCheck whether the RSA Authentication Manager components that accept XML input are enabled and accessible. This typically involves reviewing the web service endpoints, API services, or any feature that processes XML messages.Affected if XML processing features are enabled and the product accepts XML input from network sources.
You are affected if your RSA Authentication Manager version is less than 8.4 P7 or exactly 8.4, and XML processing functionality is available to authenticated attackers.
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 data8.4
Upgrade to RSA Authentication Manager 8.4 P7 or later to remediate the XXE vulnerability. If immediate patching is not feasible, consider disabling XML processing or implementing strict input validation for XML messages.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2019-3768 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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