# CVE-2022-34348: XML external entity in Partner Engagement Manager

> A remote attacker can exploit an XML External Entity Injection vulnerability in IBM Sterling Partner Engagement Manager to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.0/I:N/S:U/AC:L/UI:N/PR:L/C:H/AV:N/A:L/RC:C/E:U/RL:O`)
- **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:** 23 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 22 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xg7c-263c-79vp

## What is CVE-2022-34348?

CVE-2022-34348 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Partner Engagement Manager, published on 23 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Sterling Partner Engagement Manager 6.1 is vulnerable to an 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: 230017.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34348?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Sterling Partner Engagement Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-34348?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34348 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-34348 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34348 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Partner Engagement Manager

- [CVE-2025-33093](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-33093/): IBM Sterling Partner Engagement Manager information disclosure (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-35639](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35639/): Denial of service in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-34335](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34335/): IBM Sterling Partner Engagement Manager denial of service (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-38722](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38722/): IBM Sterling Partner Engagement Manager cross-site scripting (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2023-23481](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23481/): IBM Sterling Partner Engagement Manager cross-site scripting (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-34348 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-34348 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Partner Engagement Manager, published on 23 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34348 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Partner Engagement Manager. 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-2022-34348/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34348/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-34348
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34348
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-34348

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34348/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.