CVE-2024-4184Network attack vector

Controller secret extraction via unsafe XpathReader parsing

Published Oct 16, 2024 · Updated Oct 16, 2024

XXE in XpathReader in OpenText Application Automation Tools 24.1.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to extract controller secrets. XpathReader parses attacker-controlled build-step and post-build-step XML without disabling external entity resolution. An attacker must control an input file and have Jenkins process it; the same parser behavior also permits server-side requests.

CVSS severity5.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.46%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

XXE in XpathReader in OpenText Application Automation Tools 24.1.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to extract controller secrets. XpathReader parses attacker-controlled build-step and post-build-step XML without disabling external entity resolution. An attacker must control an input file and have Jenkins process it; the same parser behavior also permits server-side requests.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-4184
Published
Oct 16, 2024
Updated
Oct 16, 2024
Vendor
OpenText
Product
OpenText Application Automation Tools
Classifications
CWE-611
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=24.1.0 and below

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

OpenText · OpenText Application Automation Toolsversion=24.1.0 and below

Published CVSS scores

8.0NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
5.9OpenTextCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:N/AU:N/R:A/V:D/RE:L/U:Green

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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