CVE-2018-1727 (GCVE-0-2018-1727)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-02-15 20:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 16:58
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Summary
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 9.1, 11.3, 11.5, and 11.7 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 147630.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:L/AV:N/C:H/I:N/PR:L/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
CWE
  • Obtain Information
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References
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Vendor Product Version CPE status
IBM InfoSphere Information Server Affected: 9.1
Affected: 11.3
Affected: 11.5
Affected: 11.7
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2018-10-08 00:00
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