CVE-2023-47160 IBM Cognos Controller XML external entity injection
Remote attackers can exploit XML External Entity injection in IBM Cognos Controller to expose sensitive information or cause memory exhaustion.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-47160?
CVE-2023-47160 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Controller, published on 19 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.0 through 11.0.1 FP3 and IBM Controller 11.1.0
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.
Weakness: CWE-611
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-47160?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Cognos Controller, Ibm Controller.
How do I fix CVE-2023-47160?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-47160 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-47160 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47160 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Cognos Controller
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pw7g-j3c6-jjpp.