IBM Aspera Shares XXE vulnerability (1.9.9-1.10.0 PL7)
CVE-2025-0162 Published on March 7, 2025
IBM Aspera Shares XML external entity injection
IBM Aspera Shares 1.9.9 through 1.10.0 PL7 is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-0162 is exploitable 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.
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-2025-0162 has been classified to as a XXE vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-0162
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Affected Versions
IBM Aspera Shares:- Version 1.9.9, <= 1.10.0 PL7 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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