PT-2013-19: XML External Entities Resolution vulnerability in HP ArcSight Connector Vulnerable softwareHP ArcSight Connector Version: 5.0.2.5642.0 and possibly other versionsLink: http://www8.hp.com/Severity levelSeverity level: Medium Impact: Internal Network Resources and File System Access, Denial of Service Access Vector: Remote CVSS v2: Base Score: 5.8 Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)CVE: not assignedSoftware descriptionHP ArcSight Connector automate the process of collecting and managing logs from any device and in any format.Vulnerability descriptionThe specialists of the Positive Research center have detected an XML External Entities Resolution vulnerability in HP ArcSight Connector.An attacker is able to import a specially crafted XML file, which would force ArcSight Connector to disclose local or remote resources to a malicious server once the victim views the file. XXE also allows the attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) attack.How to fixNo solutionAdvisory status 24.01.2013 - Vendor gets vulnerability details 23.01.2014 - Public disclosureCreditsThe vulnerability was detected by Timur Yunusov, Alexey Osipov and Sergey Pavlov, Positive Research Center (Positive Technologies Company)Referenceshttp://en.securitylab.ru/lab/PT-2013-19 Reports on the vulnerabilities previously discovered by Positive Research:http://www.ptsecurity.com/research/advisory/ http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/