#VU117952 XML External Entity injection in IBM InfoSphere Information Server - CVE-2025-12531
Published: November 4, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117952
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-12531
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
Software vendor:
IBM Corporation
IBM Corporation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information and perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote user 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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.