Unauthenticated file disclosure via SOAP external entities
Published Jun 30, 2025 · Updated Sep 24, 2025
XXE injection in Akamai CloudTest before build 12988 allows remote attackers to read server files through crafted SOAP requests. SOAP endpoints under /concerto/services parse attacker-supplied XML with external DTD processing enabled, allowing SYSTEM entities to reference local files. No authentication or user interaction is required; error-based entity expansion exposes file contents and also causes outbound HTTP requests.
Summary
What happened
XXE injection in Akamai CloudTest before build 12988 allows remote attackers to read server files through crafted SOAP requests. SOAP endpoints under /concerto/services parse attacker-supplied XML with external DTD processing enabled, allowing SYSTEM entities to reference local files. No authentication or user interaction is required; error-based entity expansion exposes file contents and also causes outbound HTTP requests.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-49493
- Published
- Jun 30, 2025
- Updated
- Sep 24, 2025
- Vendor
- Akamai
- Product
- CloudTest
- Classifications
- CWE-611, T1190, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 30, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 24, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <12988
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- XBOW CloudTest error-based XXE exploitfunctional · demonstrated
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