PT-2019-17042 · Ibm · Ibm Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence

Chris Shepherd + 9 · Published 2019-08-20 · Updated 2022-12-03 · CVE-2019-4340

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence version 4.0

Description The issue is related to an 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 IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence version 4.0, consider disabling XML data processing until a patch is available. Restrict access to sensitive information to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, limit the consumption of memory resources to prevent potential denial-of-service attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XXE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-611

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-4340

Affected Products

Ibm Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4340 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-4340 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10960856 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/39007 · Telegram Post
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/161419 · Note