High severity · published Sep 25, 2018
CVE-2018-1669
IBM DataPower Gateway 7.1.0.0 - 7.1.0.23, 7.2.0.0 - 7.2.0.21, 7.5.0.0 - 7.5.0.16, 7.5.1.0 - 7.5.1.15, 7.5.2.0 - 7.5.2.15, and 7.6.0.0 - 7.6.0.8 as well as IBM DataPower Gateway CD…
7.1
CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM DataPower Gateway 7.1.0.0 - 7.1.0.23, 7.2.0.0 - 7.2.0.21, 7.5.0.0 - 7.5.0.16, 7.5.1.0 - 7.5.1.15, 7.5.2.0 - 7.5.2.15, and 7.6.0.0 - 7.6.0.8 as well as IBM DataPower Gateway CD 7.7.0.0 - 7.7.1.2 are vulnerable to a 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: 144950.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 79% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DG
Datapower Gateway · Ibm
7.1.0.0 through 7.1.0.23; 7.2.0.0 through 7.2.0.21; 7.5.0.0 through 7.5.0.16; 7.5.1.0 through 7.5.1.15; 7.5.2.0 through 7.5.2.15; 7.6.0.0 through 7.6.0.8; +1 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1669
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1669
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144950
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10730489
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