CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-1322

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Jun 27, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
8.2
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
CVSS 2.x
6.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

IBM API Connect 5.0.6.0 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 125918.

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
Api_connect Ibm 5.0.0.0 (including) 5.0.0.0 (including)
Api_connect Ibm 5.0.0.1 (including) 5.0.0.1 (including)
Api_connect Ibm 5.0.1.0 (including) 5.0.1.0 (including)
Api_connect Ibm 5.0.2.0 (including) 5.0.2.0 (including)
Api_connect Ibm 5.0.3.0 (including) 5.0.3.0 (including)
Api_connect Ibm 5.0.4.0 (including) 5.0.4.0 (including)
Api_connect Ibm 5.0.5.0 (including) 5.0.5.0 (including)
Api_connect Ibm 5.0.6.0 (including) 5.0.6.0 (including)
Api_connect Ibm 5.0.6.1 (including) 5.0.6.1 (including)
Api_connect Ibm 5.0.6.2 (including) 5.0.6.2 (including)
Api_connect Ibm 5.0.7.0 (including) 5.0.7.0 (including)

Potential Mitigations

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