Security advisory

{
  "id": "b2a6e982d9015f17acbee8ea2754685d024d8abae16fcf50a302a888b4e7ac94",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-14473",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2018-14473",
    "summary": "OCS Inventory 2.4.1 lacks a proper XML parsing configuration, allowing the use of external entities. This issue can be exploited by an attacker sending a crafted HTTP request in order to exfiltrate information or cause a Denial of Service.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2018-14473",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2018-14473",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2018-14473"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/ocsinventory-ng/ocsinventory-server",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "9931c678b5a46d2ab9502cd3c2e0984be9eab5a3"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "9931c678b5a46d2ab9502cd3c2e0984be9eab5a3"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:ocsinventory-ng:ocsinventory_ng:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "2.4.1"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "2.4.1"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "2.4.1"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2018-14473.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:59.774880069Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://www.tarlogic.com/en/blog/vulnerabilities-in-ocs-inventory-2-4-1/"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2018-14473",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 439391,
  "published_at": "2018-08-04T01:29:03.873+00:00"
}