XML external entity injection in IBM Control Center
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM Financial Transaction Manager for ACH Services for Multi-Platform (IBM Control Center 6.0 and 6.1, IBM Financial Transaction Manager 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, and 3.1.0, IBM Transformation Extender Advanced 9.0) is vulnerable to a 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: 135859.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Control Center | 6.0; 6.1; 6.1.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| IBM | Financial Transaction Manager | 3.0.2; 3.0.2.0; 3.0.2.1; 3.0.4; 3.0.4.0; 3.1.0; 3.1.0.0; 3.0.3; 3.0.3.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| IBM | Transformation Extender Advanced | 9.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Control Center VendorIBM Affected 6.0; 6.1; 6.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Financial Transaction Manager VendorIBM Affected 3.0.2; 3.0.2.0; 3.0.2.1; 3.0.4; 3.0.4.0; 3.1.0; 3.1.0.0; 3.0.3; 3.0.3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Transformation Extender Advanced VendorIBM Affected 9.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 12
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:financial_transaction_manager:3.0.2.0:*:*:*:*:ach_services:*:* | 3.0.2.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:financial_transaction_manager:3.0.2.0:*:*:*:*:cps_services:*:* | 3.0.2.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:financial_transaction_manager:3.0.2.1:*:*:*:*:ach_services:*:* | 3.0.2.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:financial_transaction_manager:3.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:ach_services:*:* | 3.0.3.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:financial_transaction_manager:3.0.4.0:*:*:*:*:ach_services:*:* | 3.0.4.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:financial_transaction_manager:3.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:ach_services:*:* | 3.1.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:transformation_extender_advanced:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:control_center:6.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:control_center:6.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:control_center:6.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:financial_transaction_manager:3.0.2.0:*:*:*:*:ach_services:*:* Versions 3.0.2.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:financial_transaction_manager:3.0.2.0:*:*:*:*:cps_services:*:* Versions 3.0.2.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:financial_transaction_manager:3.0.2.1:*:*:*:*:ach_services:*:* Versions 3.0.2.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:financial_transaction_manager:3.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:ach_services:*:* Versions 3.0.3.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:financial_transaction_manager:3.0.4.0:*:*:*:*:ach_services:*:* Versions 3.0.4.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:financial_transaction_manager:3.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:ach_services:*:* Versions 3.1.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:transformation_extender_advanced:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:control_center:6.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:control_center:6.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:control_center:6.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1758
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2qpc-h4mf-gvrr
References
More IBM Control Center vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-23208 IBM Control Center information disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2023-23066 IBM Control Center external service interaction CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-23207 IBM Control Center information disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2021-03772 IBM Control Center 6.2.0.0 could allow a user to obtain sensitive version information… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2021-03771 Cross-site scripting in IBM Control Center CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2024-23206 IBM Control Center cross-site scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2017-1758 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-1758 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2qpc-h4mf-gvrr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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