XML External Entity injection in IBM Security Verify Access - CVE-2019-4707
Published: January 28, 2020 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU34847
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-4707
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to #BASIC_IMPACT#.
IBM Security Access Manager Appliance 9.0.7.0 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 172018.
Affected software
IBM Security Verify Access
How to mitigate CVE-2019-4707
Install update from vendor's website.