IBM Business Automation Workflow update for Eclipse IDE

1) XML External Entity injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU86800

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4218

CWE-ID: CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to some files with xml content are parsed vulnerable against all sorts of XXE attacks. A local user can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted XML code and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Business Automation Workflow: 24.0.0 - 24.0.0-IF001

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_business_automation_workflow:24.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_business_automation_workflow:24.0.0-IF001:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7232438

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.