CVE-2018-1821

HIGH

7.1

CVSS Score

Published: December 13, 2018 at 04:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:51 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorOperational Decision Manager

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Severity

HIGH7.1

Exploit prediction

EPSS 16%

Description

IBM Operational Decision Management 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, and 8.9 is 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: 150170.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Operational Decision Manager · IBM

95%

8.6.0.0 ≤ v < 8.6.0.38.7.0.0 ≤ v < 8.7.1.28.8.0.0 ≤ v < 8.8.1.38.9.0.0 ≤ v < 8.9.2.18.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9

Affected range stops below 8.6.0.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 8.7.1.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 8.8.1.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 8.9.2.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (4)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106325

VDB Entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150170

Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Source: [email protected]

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46017/

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10744149

CVSS

7.1HIGHibm

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: NONE
Availability: LOW

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-611

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