What is CVE-2018-1607?

CVE-2018-1607 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2018-09-25.

How severe is CVE-2018-1607?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

XXE in Ibm Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager

CVE-2018-1607

IBM Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager 5.0 through 5.02 and 6.0 through 6.0.6 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitiv…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.019 (76.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Ibm Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager — versions 6.0.2, 5.02, 6.0.6
Ibm Rational_engineering_lifecycle_manager

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, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1607?: CVE-2018-1607 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2018-09-25.
How severe is CVE-2018-1607?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.