CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-1219

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Jul 19, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager 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: 123859.

Weakness

The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Bigfix_platform Ibm 9.1 (including) 9.1 (including)
Bigfix_platform Ibm 9.1.3 (including) 9.1.3 (including)
Bigfix_platform Ibm 9.1.4 (including) 9.1.4 (including)
Bigfix_platform Ibm 9.1.5 (including) 9.1.5 (including)
Bigfix_platform Ibm 9.1.6 (including) 9.1.6 (including)
Bigfix_platform Ibm 9.1.7 (including) 9.1.7 (including)
Bigfix_platform Ibm 9.2 (including) 9.2 (including)
Bigfix_platform Ibm 9.2.0 (including) 9.2.0 (including)
Bigfix_platform Ibm 9.2.1 (including) 9.2.1 (including)
Bigfix_platform Ibm 9.2.2 (including) 9.2.2 (including)
Bigfix_platform Ibm 9.2.3 (including) 9.2.3 (including)
Bigfix_platform Ibm 9.2.4 (including) 9.2.4 (including)
Bigfix_platform Ibm 9.2.5 (including) 9.2.5 (including)
Bigfix_platform Ibm 9.2.6 (including) 9.2.6 (including)
Bigfix_platform Ibm 9.2.7 (including) 9.2.7 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References