PT-2019-9593 · Ibm · Ibm Infosphere Information Server

Pawel Gocyla · Published 2019-06-17 · Updated 2023-01-30 · CVE-2018-1845

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 InfoSphere Information Server versions 11.3, 11.5, and 11.7

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

Recommendations For IBM InfoSphere Information Server versions 11.3, 11.5, and 11.7, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue to prevent XXE 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-2018-1845

Affected Products

Ibm Infosphere Information Server

References · 4

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150905 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1845 · Security Note
• https://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10738917 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1845 · Vendor Advisory