# CVE-2024-3969: XML External Entity injection vulnerability in iManager

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by sending malicious XML payloads to OpenText iManager.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 May 2024
- **Updated:** 21 Aug 2024

## What is CVE-2024-3969?

CVE-2024-3969 is a high-severity vulnerability in OpenText iManager, published on 28 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

XML External Entity injection vulnerability found in OpenText™ iManager 3.2.6.0200. This could lead to remote code execution by parsing untrusted XML payload

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3969?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microfocus Imanager.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-3969?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3969 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-3969 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3969 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in OpenText iManager

- [CVE-2021-38116](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38116/): Possible Command injection Vulnerability in OpenText iManager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-38117](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38117/): Possible Remote Code Execution Vulnerability OpenText iManager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-24467](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24467/): Possible Command Injection in OpenText iManager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-38135](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38135/): Possible External service interaction Vulnerability in OpenText iManager (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2024-3483](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3483/): Remote Code Execution vulnerability in the iManager (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-3969 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-3969 is a high-severity vulnerability in OpenText iManager, published on 28 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3969 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: OpenText iManager. 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-2024-3969/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3969/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-3969
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3969
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-3969

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3969/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.