CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-4606

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Jan 08, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
4.4
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
CVSS 2.x
3.6 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

IBM Security Verify Privilege Manager 10.8 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 184883.

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
Security_verify_privilege_manager Ibm * 10.8.2 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References