XML external entity injection in IBM Security Identity Manager
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 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM Security Identity Manager 7.0.1 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: 153751.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01853 79th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1970
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f67q-prq8-2xc6
References
More IBM Security Access Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-01522 IBM Security Access Manager Appliance 9.0.4.0 and 9.0.5.0 could allow remote code… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2020-03842 IBM Security Access Manager 9.0.7 and IBM Security Verify Access 10.0.0 could allow an… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-02533 IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.0 before IF2 and 8.0 before 8.0.1.4 IF3 and… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2018-01627 IBM Security Access Manager Appliance 9.0.3.1, 9.0.4.0 and 9.0.5.0 could allow… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-03087 IBM Security Access Manager 9.0.1 through 9.0.6 is affected by a security vulnerability… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2016-02531 IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile 8.x before 8.0.1.4 IF3 and Security Access Manager… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2018-1970 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-1970 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f67q-prq8-2xc6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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