PT-2018-13840 · Ibm · Ibm Spectrum Symphony+1

Luca Baggio · Published 2018-09-28 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2018-1702

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM Platform Symphony versions 7.1 Fix Pack 1 through 7.1.1 IBM Spectrum Symphony versions 7.1.2 through 7.2.0.2

Description The issue allows a remote attacker to exploit a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data, potentially exposing sensitive information or consuming memory resources.

Recommendations For IBM Platform Symphony versions 7.1 Fix Pack 1 through 7.1.1, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For IBM Spectrum Symphony versions 7.1.2 through 7.2.0.2, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the processing of XML data to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

XXE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-611

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-1702

Affected Products

Ibm Platform Symphony

Ibm Spectrum Symphony

References · 4

• https://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10719659 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1702 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/146189 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1702 · Vendor Advisory