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CVE-2017-1527

IBM Business Process Manager 7.5, 8.0, and 8.5 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection ...

8.1 High

CVE-2017-1527 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Ibm Business Process Manager, published September 26, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.97%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
8.1 HighCVSS 3.0, NVD
Exploit chance
1.97%EPSS, 80th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

IBM Business Process Manager 7.5, 8.0, and 8.5 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: 130156.

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
High

Exploit likelihood

1.97%Down 5.7 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used8.1

IBM Business Process Manager 7.5, 8.0, and 8.5 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: 130156.

Record
CVE-2017-1527
CVSS 3.0
8.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:C
Weakness
CWE-611
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

IBM Business Process Manager 7.5, 8.0, and 8.5 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: 130156.

Record
CVE-2017-1527
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-10543No score

IBM Business Process Manager 7.5, 8.0, and 8.5 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: 130156.

Record
EUVD-2017-10543
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mhxg-pcmj-chvj8.1

IBM Business Process Manager 7.5, 8.0, and 8.5 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection ...

IBM Business Process Manager 7.5, 8.0, and 8.5 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: 130156.

Record
GHSA-mhxg-pcmj-chvj
CVSS 3.0
8.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-611
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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References

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