XML External Entity injection in IBM InfoSphere Information Server and IBM InfoSphere Information Server for Cloud - CVE-2022-40747

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XML External Entity injection in IBM InfoSphere Information Server and IBM InfoSphere Information Server for Cloud - CVE-2022-40747

Published: October 18, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU68373
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40747
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
IBM InfoSphere Information Server for Cloud
Software vendor:
IBM Corporation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker 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 consume memory resources.

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.

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