CVE-2018-1727 is a critical XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability affecting IBM InfoSphere Information Server versions 9.1, 11.3, 11.5, and 11.7. This flaw allows a remote attacker to exploit XML data processing to potentially expose sensitive information or cause denial of service by consuming memory resources. With a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL), it presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
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.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
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.