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Security Bulletin: XML Entity Expansion vulnerability (CVE-2018-1702) affects IBM Platform Symphony, IBM Spectrum Symphony

Security Bulletin


Summary

XML Entity Expansion vulnerability (CVE-2018-1702) affects IBM Platform Symphony, IBM Spectrum Symphony

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-1702
DESCRIPTION: IBM Spectrum Symphony 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.
CVSS Base Score: 7.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/146189 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Platform Symphony 7.1 Fix Pack 1 and 7.1.1

IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.1.2 and 7.2.0.2

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.

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References

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Acknowledgement

Luca Baggio

Change History

August 1, 2018: Original version.

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Information

Modified date:
03 August 2018

UID

ibm10719659