CVE-2018-1970

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Published Feb 4, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 7.1 High EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM Security Identity Manager 7.0.1 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: 153751.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

Security Identity Manager

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.0.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_access_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-12549	IBM Security Identity Manager 7.0.1 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: 153751.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

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Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.853% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10796380
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/153751

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Security Access Manager

Weaknesses

CWE-611

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 2:07 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Feb 4, 2019, 9:00 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 2:07 AM
Reserved: Dec 13, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:52 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 4, 2019, 9:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:52 AM

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