CVE-2018-1845 describes an XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability in IBM InfoSphere Information Server versions 11.3, 11.5, and 11.7. This flaw allows a remote attacker to exploit the server's XML processing to potentially expose sensitive information or initiate a denial-of-service attack by consuming memory resources. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH), the vulnerability is network-exploitable with low attack complexity and requires low privileges, leading to high confidentiality impact and low availability impact. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_governance_catalog:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_governance_catalog:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.