IBM Security Directory Server external entity injection
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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM Security Directory Server 6.4.0 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: 228505.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Security Directory Server | 6.4.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Security Directory Server VendorIBM Affected 6.4.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
IBM Security Directory Server — ibm.com/support/pages/node/7047428
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-14599 IBM Security Directory Server information disclosurePriority LOW 36
- TI-2022-14595 IBM Security Directory Server information disclosurePriority LOW 27
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-32755
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cp3v-75fh-g783
References
More IBM Security Directory Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-14598 IBM Security Directory Server path traversal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2022-14304 IBM Security Directory Server information disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-03323 Open redirect in IBM Security Directory Server CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2019-03316 Missing brute-force protection in IBM Security Directory Server CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-01778 Directory traversal vulnerability in the Web Administration tool in IBM Tivoli Directory… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2013-05561 IBM GSKit 7.x before 7.0.4.48 and 8.x before 8.0.50.16, as used in IBM Security Directory… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2022-32755 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-32755 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cp3v-75fh-g783 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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