XXE attack in IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager - CVE-2018-1443
Published: March 7, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10881
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1443
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager
IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to perform XXE attack and bypass security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists in SAML-based single sign-on (SSO) systems due to improper handling of XML External Entity (XXE) entries when parsing an XML file. A remote attacker can trick SAML systems into authenticating as a different user without knowledge of the victim users password and bypass security restrictions to perform further attacks.
The vulnerability exists in SAML-based single sign-on (SSO) systems due to improper handling of XML External Entity (XXE) entries when parsing an XML file. A remote attacker can trick SAML systems into authenticating as a different user without knowledge of the victim users password and bypass security restrictions to perform further attacks.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-1443
Install update from vendor's website.