XXE in IBM Control Center
CVE-2017-1758
IBM Financial Transaction Manager for ACH Services for Multi-Platform (IBM Control Center 6.0 and 6.1, IBM Financial Transaction Manager 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, and 3.1.0, IBM Transformation Extender Advanced 9.0) 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: 135859.
Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (75.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.016 · change: -0.001
Affected products
- IBM Control Center — versions 6.1.1, 6.0, 6.1
- IBM Control Center — versions 6.0.0.0, 6.0.0.1, 6.1.0.0
- IBM Financial Transaction Manager — versions 3.0.2.0, 3.1.0, 3.0.3
- IBM Financial Transaction Manager — versions 3.0.2.0, 3.0.2.1, 3.0.3.0
- IBM Transformation Extender Advanced — versions 9.0
- IBM Transformation Extender Advanced — versions 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/135859 (VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/103130 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-1758?
- CVE-2017-1758 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Control Center, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2018-02-21.
- How severe is CVE-2017-1758?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.