CVE-2019-4539
IBM Security Directory Server 6.4.0 does not properly neutralize special elements that are used...
IBM Security Directory Server 6.4.0 does not properly neutralize special elements that are used in XML, allowing attackers to modify the syntax, content, or commands of the XML before it is processed by an end system. IBM X-Force ID: 165812.
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
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Security Directory Server 6.4.0 does not properly neutralize special elements that are used in XML, allowing attackers to modify the syntax, content, or commands of the XML before it is processed by an end system. IBM X-Force ID: 165812.
- Record
CVE-2019-4539- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/PR:L/A:H/I:L/AV:N/S:U/C:N/AC:L/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-14146
IBM Security Directory Server 6.4.0 does not properly neutralize special elements that are used in XML, allowing attackers to modify the syntax, content, or commands of the XML before it is processed by an end system. IBM X-Force ID: 165812.
- Record
EUVD-2019-14146- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/PR:L/A:H/I:L/AV:N/S:U/C:N/AC:L/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vpj2-4h83-h98j
IBM Security Directory Server 6.4.0 does not properly neutralize special elements that are used...
IBM Security Directory Server 6.4.0 does not properly neutralize special elements that are used in XML, allowing attackers to modify the syntax, content, or commands of the XML before it is processed by an end system. IBM X-Force ID: 165812.
- Record
GHSA-vpj2-4h83-h98j- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-91
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Security Directory Server 6.4.0 does not properly neutralize special elements that are used in XML, allowing attackers to modify the syntax, content, or commands of the XML before it is processed by an end system. IBM X-Force ID: 165812.
- Record
CVE-2019-4539- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-91
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-4539 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Ibm Security Directory Server, published October 2, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.23%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.