What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-4513?

CVE-2019-4513 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.2 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.8%.

Security Access Manager For Enterprise Single Sign On CVE-2019-4513

HIGH

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (CWE-611)

2019-08-26 psirt@us.ibm.com

XXE IBM Security Access Manager For Enterprise Single Sign On

8.2

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

8.2 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 26, 2019 - 15:15 nvd

HIGH 8.2

DescriptionNVD

IBM Security Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On 8.2.2 is vulnerable to an 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: 164555.

AnalysisAI

IBM Security Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On 8.2.2 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, 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 Security Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On 8.2.2 is vulnerable to an 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: 164555. Affected products include: Ibm Security Access Manager For Enterprise Single Sign-On.

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.