High severity · published Aug 20, 2019
CVE-2019-4424
IBM Business Automation Workflow 18.0.0.0, 18.0.0.1, 18.0.0.2, 19.0.0.1, and 19.0.0.2 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data
8.2
CVSS
2.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Business Automation Workflow 18.0.0.0, 18.0.0.1, 18.0.0.2, 19.0.0.1, and 19.0.0.2 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: 162770.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.4% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BA
Business Automation Workflow · Ibm
18.0.0.0 through 19.0.0.2 · source: NVD
BP
Business Process Manager · Ibm
7.5.0.0 through 7.5.1.2; 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.1.3; 8.5.0.0 through 8.5.0.2; 8.5.5.0; 8.5.6.0; 8.5.6.0; +10 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4424
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-4424
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/162770
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10959537
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