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 ID: 123859.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2017-07-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (80.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 80.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000

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

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/123859 (VDB Entry, 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.