PT-2018-12348 · Ibm · Ibm Websphere Datapower Appliances

Moshe Mizrahi · Published 2018-04-04 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2018-1421

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM WebSphere DataPower Appliances versions 7.1 through 7.6

Description The issue allows for a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.

Recommendations For versions 7.1 through 7.6, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue to prevent XXE attacks. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting XML data processing to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

XXE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-611

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-1421

Affected Products

Ibm Websphere Datapower Appliances

References · 4

• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22015055 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1421 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139023 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1421 · Vendor Advisory