IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence 4.0 XML Data xml external entity reference
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7.5 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence 4.0 (Policy Management Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component XML Data Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml external entity reference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-611. The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence 4.0 (SonarG) 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: 161419.
The weakness was presented 08/20/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-4340 since 01/03/2019. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/27/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
See 140437 and 140436 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5
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VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploiting
Class: Xml external entity referenceCWE: CWE-611 / CWE-610
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
01/03/2019 🔍08/20/2019 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2019-4340 (🔍)
X-Force: 161419
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Entry
Created: 08/21/2019 10:26Updated: 11/27/2023 14:51
Changes: 08/21/2019 10:26 (41), 08/01/2020 16:56 (18), 11/27/2023 14:50 (3), 11/27/2023 14:51 (12)
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