What is CVE-2019-4340?

CVE-2019-4340 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2019-08-20.

How severe is CVE-2019-4340?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

XXE in Ibm Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence

CVE-2019-4340

IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence 4.0 (SonarG) is vulnerable to an 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: 161419.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.024 (82.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Ibm Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence — versions 4.0
Ibm Security_guardium_big_data_intelligence — versions 4.0

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, Broken Link, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-4340?: CVE-2019-4340 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2019-08-20.
How severe is CVE-2019-4340?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.