CVE-2022-40747 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

"IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 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: 236584."

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00048.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Ibm	Aix Infosphere Information Server
Linux	Linux Kernel
Microsoft	Windows

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-44015	"IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 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: 236584."

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6829373

History

Mon, 05 May 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-05-05T13:32:31.738Z

Reserved: 2022-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-40747

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T12:28:41.548Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-11-03T20:15:31.423

Modified: 2025-05-05T14:15:24.517

Link: CVE-2022-40747

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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