What is CVE-2017-7426?

CVE-2017-7426 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netiq Identity Manager, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-03-01.

How severe is CVE-2017-7426?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XXE in Netiq Identity Manager

CVE-2017-7426

The NetIQ Identity Manager Plugins before 4.6.1 contained various XML External XML Entity (XXE) handling flaws that could be used by attackers to leak information or cause denial of service attacks.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.011 (62.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Netiq Identity_manager
Netiq Identity Manager Plug-ins — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7426?: CVE-2017-7426 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netiq Identity Manager, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-03-01.
How severe is CVE-2017-7426?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.