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TI-2018-01623 Aliases CVE-2018-1845GHSA-22q6-hvj2-jgmw

XML external entity injection in IBM InfoSphere Information Server

Priority LOW 35CWE-611Published · Updated

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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.3, 11.5, and 11.7 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: 150905.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01924 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMInfoSphere Information Server11.3; 11.5; 11.7—No fix listedCNA
  • InfoSphere Information Server VendorIBM Affected 11.3; 11.5; 11.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.7VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onIBM
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onLinux
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_governance_catalog:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_governance_catalog:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_governance_catalog:11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.7VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server_on_cloud:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.5VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.7 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_governance_catalog:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_governance_catalog:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_governance_catalog:11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.7 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server_on_cloud:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server_on_cloud:11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.7VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server_business_glossary:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server_metadata_workbench:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server_on_cloud:11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.7 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server_business_glossary:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server_metadata_workbench:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1845
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-22q6-hvj2-jgmw

References

Patch 1

Sources

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