CVE-2018-2019
IBM Security Identity Manager 6.0.0 Virtual Appliance is vulnerable to a XML External Entity...
IBM Security Identity Manager 6.0.0 Virtual Appliance 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: 155265.
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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Security Identity Manager 6.0.0 Virtual Appliance 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: 155265.
- Record
CVE-2018-2019- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:L/AV:N/C:H/I:N/PR:L/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-13874
IBM Security Identity Manager 6.0.0 Virtual Appliance 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: 155265.
- Record
EUVD-2018-13874- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:L/AV:N/C:H/I:N/PR:L/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xp65-54g6-4jpj
IBM Security Identity Manager 6.0.0 Virtual Appliance is vulnerable to a XML External Entity...
IBM Security Identity Manager 6.0.0 Virtual Appliance 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: 155265.
- Record
GHSA-xp65-54g6-4jpj- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Security Identity Manager 6.0.0 Virtual Appliance 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: 155265.
- Record
CVE-2018-2019- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-2019 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Ibm Security Identity Manager, published January 18, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.40%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.