# CVE-2017-7426: iManager - XML External Entity vulnerabilities

> Attackers can exploit XML External Entity flaws in NetIQ Identity Manager Plugins to leak sensitive information or cause denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Mar 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q876-xvxf-r2h2

## What is CVE-2017-7426?

CVE-2017-7426 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NetIQ Identity Manager Plug-ins, published on 1 Mar 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The NetIQ Identity Manager Plugins before 4.6.1 contained various XML External XML Entity (XXE) handling flaws that could be used by attackers to leak information or cause denial of service attacks.

Weakness: CWE-611 (Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7426?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netiq Identity Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-7426?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7426 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-7426 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7426 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in NetIQ Identity Manager Plug-ins

- [CVE-2006-4803](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4803/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2015-0787](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0787/): Cross-site scripting in NetIQ Designer for Identity Manager before 4.5.3 (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2016-1592](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1592/): Cross-site scripting in NetIQ Designer for Identity Manager before 4.5.3 (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2017-7427](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7427/): iManager - Multiple Reflected Cross-Site Scripting attacks (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2018-1348](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1348/): NetIQ Identity Manager SSL Renegotiation (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-7426 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-7426 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NetIQ Identity Manager Plug-ins, published on 1 Mar 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7426 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NetIQ Identity Manager Plug-ins. 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-2017-7426/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7426/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7426
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7426
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7426

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7426/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.