CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-1801

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Feb 04, 2019 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.3
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

IBM App Connect V11.0.0.0 through V11.0.0.1, IBM Integration Bus V10.0.0.0 through V10.0.0.13, IBM Integration Bus V9.0.0.0 through V9.0.0.10, and WebSphere Message Broker V8.0.0.0 through V8.0.0.9 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 149639.

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
App_connect Ibm 11.0.0.0 (including) 11.0.0.1 (including)
Integration_bus Ibm 9.0.0.0 (including) 9.0.0.10 (including)
Integration_bus Ibm 10.0.0.0 (including) 10.0.0.13 (including)
Websphere_message_broker Ibm 8.0.0.0 (including) 8.0.0.9 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References