CVE-2020-9352
An issue was discovered in SmartClient 12.0. Unauthenticated exploitation of blind XXE can occur in the downloadWSDL feature by sending a POST request to /tools/developerConsoleOperations.jsp with a valid payload in the _transaction parameter. NOTE: the documentation states "These tools are, by default, available to anyone ... so they should only be deployed into a trusted environment. Alternately, the tools can easily be restricted to administrators or end users by protecting the tools path with normal authentication and authorization mechanisms on the web server."
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 9.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.89%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 79
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-611
References
- https://blog.certimetergroup.com/it/articolo/security/smartclient-v12-xml-external-entity--cve-2020-9352
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Feb/18
- https://www-demos.smartclient.com/smartclient-12.0/isomorphic/system/reference/?id=group..toolsDeployment
- https://blog.certimetergroup.com/it/articolo/security/smartclient-v12-xml-external-entity--cve-2020-9352
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Feb/18
- https://www-demos.smartclient.com/smartclient-12.0/isomorphic/system/reference/?id=group..toolsDeployment
Raw JSON (NVD)
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