Cisco Secure Access Control Server XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the web-based user interface of the Cisco Secure Access Control Server could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain read access to certain information in the 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.

There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

This advisory is available at the following link:
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180307-acs [“https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180307-acs”]