Vulnerability · Published Feb 6, 2025 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2024-54171IBM EntireX XML external entity injection

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity XML external entity in EntireX from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 32% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 68.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	EntireX	11.1

Weakness: CWE-611 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7182693 vendor-advisory