#VU51854 XML External Entity injection in Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Engineering Insights - CVE-2021-20502
Published: April 1, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU51854
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20502
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Engineering Insights
Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Engineering Insights
Software vendor:
IBM Corporation
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 authenticated attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition.
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.