PT-2018-4420 · Ibm · Ibm Connections

Published 2018-03-20 · Updated 2018-04-12 · CVE-2015-7461

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM Connections versions 3.0.1.1 and earlier IBM Connections version 4.0 IBM Connections version 4.5 IBM Connections versions 5.0 before CR4

Description The issue allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service, specifically memory consumption, by providing crafted XML data, exploiting an XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability.

Recommendations For IBM Connections versions 3.0.1.1 and earlier, update to a version later than 3.0.1.1. For IBM Connections version 4.0, update to a version later than 4.0. For IBM Connections version 4.5, update to a version later than 4.5. For IBM Connections versions 5.0 before CR4, apply CR4 or update to a version later than 5.0 CR4.

Fix

XXE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

CWE-611

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-7461

Affected Products

Ibm Connections

References · 3

• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21980518 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/108357 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7461 · Security Note