XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability in IBM Financial Transaction Manager
CVE-2017-1758

7.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

IBM
Status
Control Center
Financial Transaction Manager
Transformation Extender Advanced
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 February 2018

What is CVE-2017-1758?

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to exploit XML External Entity (XXE) parsing through improperly processed XML data in IBM's Financial Transaction Manager suite. This can lead to sensitive information leakage and could impact the memory resources of the affected product, potentially enabling further exploitation. Organizations utilizing the affected versions should implement necessary security measures to mitigate the risk.

Affected Version(s)

Control Center 6.0

Control Center 6.1

Control Center 6.1.1

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/135859
x_refsource_MISC
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103130
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22013432
x_refsource_CONFIRM

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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