XML external entity injection in IBM Operational Decision Management
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-611Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM Operational Decision Management 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, and 8.9 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: 150170.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.15801 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 | Operational Decision Management | 8.5; 8.6; 8.7; 8.8; 8.9 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Operational Decision Management VendorIBM Affected 8.5; 8.6; 8.7; 8.8; 8.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:operational_decision_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.6.0.0 to before 8.6.0.3; 8.7.0.0 to before 8.7.1.2; 8.8.0.0 to before 8.8.1.3; 8.9.0.0 to before 8.9.2.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:operational_decision_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.6.0.0 to before 8.6.0.3; 8.7.0.0 to before 8.7.1.2; 8.8.0.0 to before 8.8.1.3; 8.9.0.0 to before 8.9.2.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1821
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j898-7mvf-jvmr
References
Exploit 1
More IBM Operational Decision Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-14906 IBM Operational Decision Manager JDNI injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-14907 IBM Operational Decision Manager code execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-02466 IBM Operational Decision Manager HTTP open redirect CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
- TI-2014-00866 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the RES Console in Rule Execution… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.0
- TI-2025-01337 IBM Operational Decision Manager cross-site scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2014-05042 The Hosted Transparent Decision Service in the Rule Execution Server in IBM WebSphere… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2018-1821 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-1821 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j898-7mvf-jvmr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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