Critical severity · published Nov 3, 2022
CVE-2022-40747
"IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data
9.1
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
"IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 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: 236584."
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 63% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
II
IBM InfoSphere Information Server ·
11.7 · source: vendor
II
Infosphere Information Server · Ibm
11.7 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40747
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40747
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6829373
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