IBM InfoSphere Information Server is affected by an XML external entity injection (XXE) vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2025-12531
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneribm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-11-03 20:17:06 UTC
Updated2026-06-17 08:32:32 UTC
DescriptionIBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.1 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.007570000 probability, percentile 0.543180000 (date 2026-10-18)

Problem Types: CWE-611 | CWE-611 CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary9.1CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
3.1CNACVSS7.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibm Infosphere Information Server All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA IBM InfoSphere Information Server affected 11.7.0.0 11.7.1.6 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7249881 [email protected] www.ibm.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: IBM InfoSphere Information Server11.7.0.0 to 11.7.1.6 DT454196 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/defect/aCIgJ0000006k4z/dt454196 --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7.1.0 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/878310   --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7.1.5 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7156680  or 11.7.1.6 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7182872 --Apply IBM Information Server security patch https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/quickorder

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