IBM Guardium KLM XML External Entity (XXE) in XML Parser 3.0-4.1.1
CVE-2023-25926 Published on February 29, 2024

IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager XML external entity injection
IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, 4.1, and 4.1.1 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: 247599.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-25926 is exploitable with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity, and a high impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
HIGH
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
LOW
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a XXE Vulnerability?

The software processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

CVE-2023-25926 has been classified to as a XXE vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2023-25926

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Affected Versions

IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager Version 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, 4.1, 4.1.1 is affected by CVE-2023-25926

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.04%
Percentile
10.25%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.