CVE-2018-25142

NovaRad NovaPACS Diagnostics Viewer 8.5.19.75 contains an unauthenticated XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability in XML preference import settings. Attackers can craft malicious XML files with DTD parameter entities to retrieve arbitrary system files through an out-of-band channel attack.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45337
https://www.novarad.net
https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2018-5488.php
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45337
https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2018-5488.php

Configurations

No configuration.

History

24 Dec 2025, 21:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45337 -~~	() https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45337 -
References	~~() https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2018-5488.php -~~	() https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2018-5488.php -

24 Dec 2025, 20:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-12-24 20:15

Updated : 2025-12-29 15:58

NVD link : CVE-2018-25142

Mitre link : CVE-2018-25142

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-25142

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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