# CVE-2015-1909: XML external entity in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files and gain administrative access via XML External Entity injection in IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 May 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g78r-95x5-hr62

## What is CVE-2015-1909?

CVE-2015-1909 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 May 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The XML parser in the Reference Data Management component in the server in IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management (MDM) 10.1 before IF1, 11.0 before FP3, 11.3, and 11.4 before FP2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, and consequently obtain administrative access, via an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1909?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Infosphere Master Data Management Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-1909?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-1909 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-1909 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1909 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2016-9714](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9714/): Cross-site request forgery in InfoSphere Master Data Management (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-9716](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9716/): Cross-site request forgery in InfoSphere Master Data Management (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-1309](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1309/): Information disclosure in InfoSphere Master Data Management (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2014-0873](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0873/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2020-4675](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4675/): Cross-site request forgery in InfoSphere Master Data Management (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-1909 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-1909 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 May 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1909 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1909/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1909/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1909
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1909
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-1909

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