CVE-2017-1383 is a critical XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability affecting IBM InfoSphere Information Server versions 9.1, 11.3, and 11.5. This flaw allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to exploit the server when processing XML data. With a CVSS score of 9.1 (Critical), successful exploitation could lead to sensitive information disclosure or denial-of-service through memory exhaustion. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.