CVE-2012-3340

IBM InfoSphere Guardium 8.0, 8.01, and 8.2 is vulnerable to XML external entity injection, caused...

4.3 Medium

CVE-2012-3340 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Ibm Infosphere Guardium, published September 1, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.07%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

IBM InfoSphere Guardium 8.0, 8.01, and 8.2 is vulnerable to XML external entity injection, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 78291.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.07%Unchanged since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.3

Record: CVE-2012-3340
CVSS 3.0: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/I:N/UI:N/AV:N/S:U/PR:L/C:L/A:N/AC:L/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-3318 4.3

Record: EUVD-2012-3318
CVSS 3.0: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/I:N/UI:N/AV:N/S:U/PR:L/C:L/A:N/AC:L/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r466-3f4p-r69w No score

IBM InfoSphere Guardium 8.0, 8.01, and 8.2 is vulnerable to XML external entity injection, caused...

Record: GHSA-r466-3f4p-r69w
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 4.3

Record: CVE-2012-3340
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.0: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-776
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

ibm infosphere guardium

History

History
When	Changed	Sources
2026-11-03	aliases, published	EUVD
2026-11-02	created	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD