[security bulletin] MFSBGN03797 rev.1 - Micro Focus Fortify Audit Workbench (AWB) and Micro Focus Fortify Software Security Center (SSC), XML External Entity Injection

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SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN

Document ID: KM03083653
Version: 1

MFSBGN03797 rev.1 - Micro Focus Fortify Audit Workbench (AWB) and Micro Focus
Fortify Software Security Center (SSC), XML External Entity Injection

NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as
soon as possible.

Release Date: 2018-02-01
Last Updated: 2018-02-01

Potential Security Impact: Remote: Unauthorized Data Injection

Source: Micro Focus, Product Security Response Team

VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
A potential security vulnerability has been identified in Micro Focus Fortify
Audit Workbench (AWB) and Micro Focus Fortify Software Security Center (SSC).
The vulnerability could be exploited to allow XML External Entity (XXE)
injection.

References:

  - CVE-2018-6486 - XML External Entity (XXE)

SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.

  - Fortify Audit Workbench (AWB) -v 16.10, 16.20, 17.10
  - Fortify Software Security Center (SSC) -v 16.10, 16.20, 17.10

BACKGROUND

  CVSS Base Metrics
  =================
  Reference, CVSS V3 Score/Vector, CVSS V2 Score/Vector


Micro Focus would like to thank Jakub Palaczynski for reporting this issue to
security-alert@xxxxxxx

RESOLUTION

Micro Focus has made the following software updates and mitigation
information to resolve the vulnerability in Micro Focus Fortify Audit
Workbench (AWB) and Micro Focus Fortify Software Security Center (SSC).

* Upgrade to Fortify 17.20 or later by visiting the Software Support Online
and log into your SSO account using the following link:
<https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/>

HISTORY
Version:1 (rev.1) - 1 February 2018 Initial release

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