CVE-2019-4419: Security Bulletin: IBM® Intelligent Operations Center is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data (CVE-2019-4419)

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM® Intelligent Operations Center 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.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2019-4419
DESCRIPTION: IBM Intelligent Operations Center (IOC) 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.
CVSS Base Score: 7.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/162737 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

This vulnerability affects the following products and versions:

• IBM® Intelligent Operations Center V5.1.0 - V5.2.0
• IBM® Intelligent Operations Center for Emergency Management V5.1.0 - V5.1.0.6
• IBM® Water Operations for Waternamics V5.1.0 - V5.2.1.1

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply an interim fix that contains the fix for this issue as soon as practical.

Product

VRMF

APAR

Remediation/First Fix

IBM® Intelligent Operations Center

V5.2.0

PO08144

Interim fix PO08144, or later

IBM® Intelligent Operations Center

V5.1.0 - V5.1.0.14

PO08148

Interim fix PO08148, or later

IBM® Water Operations for Waternamics

V5.1.0 - V5.2.1.1

PO08144

Interim fix PO08144, or later

For information about the latest available updates for IBM® Intelligent Operations Center see IBM Intelligent Operations Center V5.2 installation updates.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.

References

Off

Change History

05 August 2019: Original version published

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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