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CVE-2018-1542

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-1542 describes an XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability in IBM FileNet Content Manager, IBM Content Foundation, and IBM Case Foundation Administration Console for Content Platform Engine (ACCE) versions 5.2.1 and 5.5.0. This flaw allows a remote, authenticated attacker to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources by manipulating XML data. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.1 (High), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires low privileges, but does not necessitate user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:filenet_content_manager:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:filenet_content_manager:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:content_foundation:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:content_foundation:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.1HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
4.2
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0240 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 17,805 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/142597
VDB EntryVendor Advisory
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
PatchVendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id/1041225
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry