What is CVE-2024-45072?

CVE-2024-45072 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hp Hp-Ux, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2024-45072?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-45072 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XXE in Hp Hp-Ux

CVE-2024-45072

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.004 (35.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Hp Hp-ux
Ibm Aix
Ibm I
Ibm Websphere Application Server — versions 8.5, 9.0
Ibm Websphere_application_server
Ibm Z\/os
Linux Linux_kernel
Microsoft Windows
Oracle Solaris

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-45072?: CVE-2024-45072 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hp Hp-Ux, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2024-45072?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-45072 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.