SB2026051803 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data
Published: May 18, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.
1) XML External Entity injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-36247)
CWE-ID: CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.
2) Unprotected storage of credentials (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-36425)
CWE-ID: CWE-256 - Unprotected Storage of Credentials
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote user user to gain access to other users' credentials.
The vulnerability exists due to application stored credentials in plain text in a configuration file on the system. A local user can view contents of the configuration file and gain access to passwords for 3rd party integration.
3) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-13867)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper neutralization of special elements in data query logic. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
4) Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-14689)
CWE-ID: CWE-943 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper neutralization of special elements in data query logic with federated objects. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.