Quest Foglight for Databases getSource Flaw Enables Remote Information Disclosure
Remote attackers can initiate arbitrary server-side requests without authentication (CVE-2026-92198)
XML External Entity Information Disclosure in Quest Foglight for Databases
Quest Foglight for Databases has a getSource method vulnerable to XML External Entity processing. Remote attackers can trigger information disclosure without authentication by submitting a crafted XML document containing a URI reference. This affects all installations of the product.
What to do: Apply Quest's update for CVE-2026-92198
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| Quest Foglight for Databases | — |
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Quest Foglight for Databases getSource XML External Entity Processing Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to initiate arbitrary server-side requests on affected installations of Quest Foglight for Databases. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the getSource method. Due to the improper restriction of XML External Entity (XXE) references, a crafted document specifying a URI causes the XML parser to access the URI and embed the contents back into the XML document for further processing. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose information in the context of the application. Was ZDI-CAN-29934.
Remote attackers can initiate arbitrary server-side requests without authentication (CVE-2026-92198)
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