CVE-2018-1845 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Severity

55%

Complexity

80%

Confidentiality

81%

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.3, 11.5, and 11.7 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 150905.

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.3, 11.5, and 11.7 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 150905.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.1. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P).

Overview

Type

IBM

First reported 5 years ago

2019-06-17 15:15:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-10-09 23:39:00

Affected Software

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.3

11.3

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.5

11.5

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7

11.7

IBM Infosphere Information Server On Cloud 11.5

11.5

IBM InfoSphere Information Server on Cloud 11.7

11.7

References

ibm-infosphere-cve20181845-xxe (150905)

VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory

https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10738917

Patch, Vendor Advisory

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