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Platform Symphony CVE-2018-1702

HIGH
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (CWE-611)
2018-09-28 psirt@us.ibm.com
IBM XXE Platform Symphony Spectrum Symphony
7.1
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
7.1 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Sep 28, 2018 - 13:29 nvd
HIGH 7.1

DescriptionNVD

IBM Platform Symphony 7.1 Fix Pack 1 and 7.1.1 and IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.1.2 and 7.2.0.2 are 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: 146189.

AnalysisAI

IBM Platform Symphony 7.1 Fix Pack 1 and 7.1.1 and IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.1.2 and 7.2.0.2 are vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as XML External Entity (XXE) (CWE-611), which allows attackers to read arbitrary files or perform SSRF through XML processing. IBM Platform Symphony 7.1 Fix Pack 1 and 7.1.1 and IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.1.2 and 7.2.0.2 are 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: 146189. Affected products include: Ibm Platform Symphony, Ibm Spectrum Symphony.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Disable external entity processing in XML parsers, use JSON instead of XML where possible.

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