What is CVE-2017-1666?

CVE-2017-1666 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Key Lifecycle Manager, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-01-09.

How severe is CVE-2017-1666?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

XXE in Ibm Security Key Lifecycle Manager

CVE-2017-1666

IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 2.5, 2.6, and 2.7 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…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.017 (74.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Security Key Lifecycle Manager — versions 2.5, 2.7, 2.6
Ibm Security_key_lifecycle_manager — versions 2.5.0, 2.5.0.1, 2.5.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1666?: CVE-2017-1666 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Key Lifecycle Manager, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2017-1666?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.