IBM Business Automation Workflow up to 19.0.0.2 XML Data xml external entity reference

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in IBM Business Automation Workflow 18.0.0.0/18.0.0.1/18.0.0.2/19.0.0.1/19.0.0.2. Impacted is an unknown function of the component XML Data Handler. The manipulation results in xml external entity reference. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2019-4424. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM Business Automation Workflow 18.0.0.0/18.0.0.1/18.0.0.2/19.0.0.1/19.0.0.2 (Automation Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component XML Data Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml external entity reference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM Business Automation Workflow 18.0.0.0, 18.0.0.1, 18.0.0.2, 19.0.0.1, and 19.0.0.2 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: 162770.

The weakness was disclosed 08/20/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-4424 since 01/03/2019. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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.

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• Automation Software

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• IBM

Name

• Business Automation Workflow

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• 18.0.0.0
• 18.0.0.1
• 18.0.0.2
• 19.0.0.1
• 19.0.0.2

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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