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FKIE_CVE-2018-1844

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-10-12 11:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:51
Severity
7.1 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
7.1 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Summary
IBM FileNet Content Manager 5.2.1 and 5.5.0 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: 150904.
References
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150904VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10732755Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150904VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10732755Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ibm filenet_content_manager 5.2.1
ibm filenet_content_manager 5.5.0
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