CVE-2020-12684
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 · uneditedXXE injection can occur in i-net Clear Reports 2019 19.0.287 (Designer), as used in i-net HelpDesk and other products, when XML input containing a reference to an external entity is processed by a weakly configured XML parser.
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 confidencei-net Clear Reports 2019 version 19.0.287 contains a weakly configured XML parser in the Designer component that processes XML input without disabling external entity resolution. This allows attackers to inject malicious XML containing external entity references to read local files, perform Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF), or cause Denial of Service.
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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= 19.0.287CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Verify the installed version of i-net Clear ReportsLocate the installation directory and check the version information file or product metadata, or use the product's built-in 'About' or version check functionalityAffected if The installed version is exactly 19.0.287
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Confirm the Designer component is accessibleLog into the i-net Clear Reports interface and navigate to the Designer module, or check if the Designer web endpoint is availableAffected if The Designer component is accessible and operational
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Identify XML input handling in the DesignerWithin the Designer, locate any functionality that imports, parses, or processes XML files or data inputAffected if XML processing features are available and can accept untrusted input
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Check XML parser configuration for external entity settingsInspect the XML parser configuration files or settings used by the Designer component, looking for parser settings related to entity resolution, DTD processing, or external reference handlingAffected if External entity resolution and DTD processing are enabled in the XML parser configuration
Your environment is affected if you are running version 19.0.287 of i-net Clear Reports and the Designer component processes XML input with external entity resolution enabled.
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 dataDisable external entity resolution and DTD processing in the XML parser configuration across all components that handle untrusted XML input, or implement input validation to reject XML containing DOCTYPE declarations with entity references.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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