CVE-2018-1844 XML external entity in FileNet Content Manager

What is CVE-2018-1844?

CVE-2018-1844 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM FileNet Content Manager, published on 12 Oct 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM FileNet Content Manager 5.2.1 and 5.5.0 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: 150904.

Weakness: CWE-611

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1844?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Filenet Content Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1844?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1844 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-1844 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1844 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in IBM FileNet Content Manager

• CVE-2020-4759 Code injection in FileNet Content Manager High 7.0
• CVE-2010-3320 Open redirect in n/a Medium 6.8
• CVE-2021-38965 Command injection in FileNet Content Manager Medium 6.3
• CVE-2020-4447 Cross-site scripting in FileNet Content Manager Medium 5.4
• CVE-2023-38366 IBM FileNet Content Manager directory traversal Medium 5.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-q25x-fw47-2xvm.