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Sterling B2b Integrator CVE-2019-4387

HIGH
SQL Injection (CWE-89)
2019-11-26 psirt@us.ibm.com
8.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Parameterized queries, prepared statements
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Persistence

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Impact

CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could execute arbitrary SQL commands against the database by sending crafted requests to the affected application.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 1.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.2.0 is vulnerable to SQL injection. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use parameterized queries/prepared statements. Never concatenate user input into SQL. Apply least-privilege database permissions.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as SQL Injection (CWE-89), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands against the database. IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.2.0 is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database. IBM X-Force ID: 162715. Affected products include: Ibm Sterling B2B Integrator. Version information: through 6.0.2.0.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 8.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionNVD

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.2.0 is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database. IBM X-Force ID: 162715.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
1.0%
Top 42% exploitable
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 1.0%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

45
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +44
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

SQL injection exploits the way applications construct database queries by mixing user input directly into SQL statements.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_b2b_integrator:*:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
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IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 5.2.6.0 through 6.1.1.0 is vulnerable to SQL injection. Rated critical seve

CVE-2021-29798 CRITICAL
9.8 Oct 06

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 6.0.0.0 through 6.1.1.0 is vulnerable to SQL injection. Rated critical seve

CVE-2012-5937 CRITICAL
9.3 Apr 12

Unspecified vulnerability in the CLA2 server in IBM Gentran Integration Suite 4.3, Sterling Integrator 5.0 and 5.1, and

CVE-2021-20562 MEDIUM POC
5.4 Jul 27

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 5.2.0.0 through 5.2.6.5_3 and 6.1.0.0 through 6.1.0.2 vulnerable to cross-s

CVE-2018-1513 MEDIUM POC
5.4 Jul 23

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 5.2.0 through 5.2.6 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. Rated medium sev

CVE-2018-1563 MEDIUM POC
5.4 Jul 20

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition (IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2.0 through 2.2.6) is vulnerable to cross-site

CVE-2017-1174 HIGH
8.8 Aug 10

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 5.2 is vulnerable to SQL injection. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vu

CVE-2017-1347 HIGH
8.8 Jun 23

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 5.2 is vulnerable to SQL injection. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vu

CVE-2021-29837 HIGH
8.8 Oct 06

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 5.2.0.0 through 6.1.1.0 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which c

CVE-2020-4700 HIGH
8.8 Nov 16

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.3.2 and 5.2.0.0 through 5.2.6.5 could allow an authenti

CVE-2020-4655 HIGH
8.8 Nov 16

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.3.2 and 5.2.0.0 through 5.2.6.5 is vulnerable to SQL in

CVE-2017-1192 HIGH
8.2 Aug 10

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator 5.2 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data.

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