CVE-2017-1758 XML external entity in Control Center

High 7.1 Published Updated

Remote attackers can exploit XML External Entity injection to expose sensitive information or cause denial of service in IBM Financial Transaction Manager.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-1758?

CVE-2017-1758 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Financial Transaction Manager, published on 21 Feb 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Financial Transaction Manager for ACH Services for Multi-Platform (IBM Control Center 6.0 and 6.1, IBM Financial Transaction Manager 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, and 3.1.0, IBM Transformation Extender Advanced 9.0) is vulnerable to a 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: 135859.

Weakness: CWE-611

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1758?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Ibm Control Center, Ibm Financial Transaction Manager, Ibm Transformation Extender Advanced.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1758?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1758 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-1758 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1758 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Financial Transaction Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2qpc-h4mf-gvrr.

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