CVE-2018-1970
HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: February 4, 2019 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:52 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorSecurity Access ManagerSecurity Identity Manager
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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
IBM Security Identity Manager 7.0.1 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: 153751.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
7.0.1 ≤ v ≤ 7.0.1.10
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10796380VDB Entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/153751CVSS
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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