CVE-2021-38948
9.1 CRITICALIBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data
Published: 2021-11-02 · Last updated: 2026-06-17
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 9.1 CRITICAL
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CWE
- CWE-91
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ibm | infosphere_information_server |
Description
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 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: 211402.
Source: NVD
References
- [NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38948
- [Vendor advisory]https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211402
- [Patch]https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6509632
- [Vendor advisory]https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211402
- [Patch]https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6509632
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