CVE-2018-1727
mediumpriority · track · 37EPSS 0.025 · 84 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 9.1, 11.3, 11.5, and 11.7 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: 147630.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.4–9.1
weaknesses
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affected products (13)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.3all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.3
- IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.5all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.5
- IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.7
- IBM InfoSphere Information Server 9.1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:9.1
- ibm infosphere information server= 11.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm infosphere information server= 11.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm infosphere information server= 11.7nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm infosphere information server= 9.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-2582IBM InfoSphere Information Server: XXE SchwachstelleDeutsch2018-10-08csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in IBM InfoSphere Information Server ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen und Daten offenzulegen
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/147630cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1727cnnvd
- https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10718887cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10718887cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/147630enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10718887enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/147630VDB EntryVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10718887Vendor Advisorynvd
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