Security advisory

{
  "id": "18a6bd5d189fcd527166d3bd23239e21dc3b4ac2ecc8da271dfc4be8c57ec2ee",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1000838",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2018-1000838",
    "summary": "autopsy version <= 4.9.0 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in CaseMetadata XML Parser that can result in Disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, SSRF, port scanning. This attack appear to be exploitable via Specially crafted CaseMetadata.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2018-1000838",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2018-1000838",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2018-1000838"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/sleuthkit/autopsy",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "e032ab67e5873d67e2d1b587b81f6287fcbe2e3f"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:sleuthkit:autopsy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "4.9.0"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "autopsy-4.9.0",
            "VisualStudio_2010",
            "autopsy-3.1.0beta1",
            "autopsy-3.0.7",
            "autopsy-3.0.6",
            "autopsy-3.0.4",
            "autopsy-3.0.3",
            "autopsy-3.0.2",
            "autopsy-3.0.0",
            "autopsy-3.0.0b5",
            "autopsy-3.0.0b4",
            "autopsy-3.0.0b3"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2018-1000838.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:49:41.372837495Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://0dd.zone/2018/10/28/autopsy-XXE/",
        "https://github.com/sleuthkit/autopsy/issues/4236"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2018-1000838",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 380694,
  "published_at": "2018-12-20T15:29:01.767+00:00"
}