XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Vulnerability
Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) versions prior to 9.1.0.3 and prior to 9.2.0.4 contain an XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to read arbitrary server system files by supplying specially crafted document type definitions (DTDs) in an XML request.
- Published
- Jun 6, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.8% · 90th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-611
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Report tools
Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.8%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 7.5
- CNA · dell
- 7.5
- agree
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| dell | emc openmanage server administrator | cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_openmanage_server_administrator |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- dell emc openmanage server administrator9.1
- dell emc openmanage server administrator9.1.0.1
- dell emc openmanage server administrator9.1.0.2
- dell emc openmanage server administrator9.2
- dell emc openmanage server administrator9.2.0.1
- dell emc openmanage server administrator9.2.0.2
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (dell). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator
- 9.1.0.3 and later · before 9.1.0.3affected
- 9.3.0.4 and later · before 9.3.0.4affected
Same product
dell: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2020-5377Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) versions 9.4 and prior contain multiple path traversal vulnerabilities.50Plan
- CVE-2019-3723Web Parameter Tampering Vulnerability37Monitor
- CVE-2023-43079
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, versions 11.0.0.0 and prior, contains an Improper Access Control vulnerability.31Monitor
- CVE-2019-3721Improper Range Header Processing Vulnerability31Monitor
- CVE-2019-3720Directory Traversal Vulnerability20Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-611 · Improper Restriction of XML External Entity ReferenceCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/108685
- www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln317441/dsa-2019-074-dell-emc-openmanage-server-administrator-multiple-vulnerabilities?lang=en
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.