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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Network-reachable via authenticated low-privilege access; XXE yields high confidentiality impact via file read/SSRF; no integrity impact; low availability impact from potential entity expansion.
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2DescriptionNVD
IBM Business Automation Workflow containers and traditional may use programming model artifacts that are vulnerable to XML Entity Injection attacks by default.
AnalysisAI
XML External Entity (XXE) injection in IBM Business Automation Workflow containers and traditional deployments allows an authenticated remote attacker to read arbitrary files from the server or perform server-side request forgery due to vulnerable XML processing enabled by default in programming model artifacts. Affected versions span the 24.0.0, 24.0.1, 25.0.0, and 26.0.0 release lines, all below their respective latest interim fixes. …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires a valid authenticated session to the IBM BAW authoring or runtime environment (CVSS PR:L), which is typically held by developers, process authors, and integration administrators. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The CVSS 3.1 score of 7.1 (High) with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L characterizes this as a network-reachable, low-complexity flaw requiring only authenticated (low-privilege) access. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
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| Remediation | Apply the vendor-released interim fix as directed by the IBM advisory at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7285930. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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Within 24 hours, inventory all IBM Business Automation Workflow instances and document their current version numbers and patch levels. …
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