CVE-2015-10082

Local file disclosure via external XML entities

Published Feb 21, 2023 · Updated Aug 6, 2024

XML external entity injection in libimobiledevice libplist 1.12 allows attackers to read local files or issue arbitrary HTTP GET requests. The plist_from_xml function passes untrusted in-memory XML to libxml2 without blocking custom DTD external entity resolution. A crafted XML property list must reach the parser, directly or through plistutil; access is bounded to files readable by the process and outbound GET requests permitted from its host.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.72%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

XML external entity injection in libimobiledevice libplist 1.12 allows attackers to read local files or issue arbitrary HTTP GET requests. The plist_from_xml function passes untrusted in-memory XML to libxml2 without blocking custom DTD external entity resolution. A crafted XML property list must reach the parser, directly or through plistutil; access is bounded to files readable by the process and outbound GET requests permitted from its host.

The record

CVE
CVE-2015-10082
Published
Feb 21, 2023
Updated
Aug 6, 2024
Vendor
libimobiledevice
Product
libplist
Classifications
CWE-611
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 21, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.12

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

libimobiledevice · libplistversion=1.12

Published CVSS scores

9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
5.5VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
5.2VulDBAV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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