What is CVE-2020-5003?

CVE-2020-5003 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ibm Financial Transaction Manager, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2021-06-11.

How severe is CVE-2020-5003?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

XXE in Ibm Financial Transaction Manager

CVE-2020-5003

IBM Financial Transaction Manager 3.2.4 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…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.018 (76.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Financial Transaction Manager — versions 3.2.4
Ibm Financial_transaction_manager — versions 3.2.4

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-2020-5003?: CVE-2020-5003 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ibm Financial Transaction Manager, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2021-06-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-5003?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.