CVE-2018-25142 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2018-25142

NovaRad NovaPACS Diagnostics Viewer 8.5 XML External Entity Injection

Vulnerability Description

NovaRad NovaPACS Diagnostics Viewer 8.5.19.75 contains an unauthenticated XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability in XML preference import settings. Attackers can craft malicious XML files with DTD parameter entities to retrieve arbitrary system files through an out-of-band channel attack.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • LiquidWorm as Gjoko Krstic of Zero Science Lab

Affected Vendor

NovaRad Corporation

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Affected Software

NovaPACS Diagnostics Viewer
Vulnerable Versions:
8.5.19.75

Timeline

Official Publish: December 24th, 2025
Last Modified: December 24th, 2025
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)