What is CVE-2017-1219?

CVE-2017-1219 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Bigfix Family, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-07-19.

How severe is CVE-2017-1219?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

XXE in Ibm Bigfix Family

CVE-2017-1219

IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager 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…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.005 (67.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Bigfix Family — versions 9.1, 9.2
Ibm Bigfix_platform — versions 9.1, 9.1.3, 9.1.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1219?: CVE-2017-1219 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Bigfix Family, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-07-19.
How severe is CVE-2017-1219?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.