IBM EntireX 11.1 XXE Vulnerability in XML Processor
CVE-2024-54171 Published on February 6, 2025

IBM EntireX XML external entity injection
IBM EntireX 11.1 is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2024-54171 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of 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 high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and a small impact on availability.

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

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-2024-54171 has been classified to as a XXE vulnerability or weakness.


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Affected Versions

IBM EntireX Version 11.1 is affected by CVE-2024-54171

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.13%
Percentile
31.76%

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.