CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-1527

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Sep 26, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
8.1
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

IBM Business Process Manager 7.5, 8.0, and 8.5 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: 130156.

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
Business_process_manager Ibm 7.5.0.0 (including) 7.5.0.0 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 7.5.0.1 (including) 7.5.0.1 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 7.5.1.0 (including) 7.5.1.0 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 7.5.1.1 (including) 7.5.1.1 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 7.5.1.2 (including) 7.5.1.2 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 8.0.0.0 (including) 8.0.0.0 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 8.0.1.0 (including) 8.0.1.0 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 8.0.1.1 (including) 8.0.1.1 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 8.0.1.2 (including) 8.0.1.2 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 8.0.1.3 (including) 8.0.1.3 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 8.5.0.0 (including) 8.5.0.0 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 8.5.0.1 (including) 8.5.0.1 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 8.5.0.2 (including) 8.5.0.2 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 8.5.5.0 (including) 8.5.5.0 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 8.5.6.0 (including) 8.5.6.0 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 8.5.6.1 (including) 8.5.6.1 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 8.5.6.2 (including) 8.5.6.2 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 8.5.7.0 (including) 8.5.7.0 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References