CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2019-4424

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Aug 20, 2019 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
8.2
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/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 Business Automation Workflow 18.0.0.0, 18.0.0.1, 18.0.0.2, 19.0.0.1, and 19.0.0.2 is vulnerable to an 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: 162770.

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_automation_workflow Ibm 18.0.0.0 (including) 19.0.0.2 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 7.5.0.0 (including) 7.5.1.2 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 8.0.0.0 (including) 8.0.1.3 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 8.5.0.0 (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 8.5.6.0-cf01 (including) 8.5.6.0-cf01 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 8.5.6.0-cf02 (including) 8.5.6.0-cf02 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 8.5.7.0 (including) 8.5.7.0 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 8.5.7.0-cf2016.06 (including) 8.5.7.0-cf2016.06 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 8.5.7.0-cf2016.09 (including) 8.5.7.0-cf2016.09 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 8.5.7.0-cf2016.12 (including) 8.5.7.0-cf2016.12 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 8.5.7.0-cf2017.03 (including) 8.5.7.0-cf2017.03 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 8.5.7.0-cf2017.06 (including) 8.5.7.0-cf2017.06 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 8.6.0.0 (including) 8.6.0.0 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 8.6.0.0-cf2017.12 (including) 8.6.0.0-cf2017.12 (including)
Business_process_manager Ibm 8.6.0.0-cf2018.03 (including) 8.6.0.0-cf2018.03 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References