CVE-2017-1219
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager 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: 123859.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceIBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager is vulnerable to XML External Entity Injection (XXE) when processing XML data. A remote authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read sensitive files from the server via entity expansion or cause memory exhaustion through recursive entity references.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 9.1= 9.1.3= 9.1.4= 9.1.5= 9.1.6= 9.1.7= 9.2= 9.2.0= 9.2.1= 9.2.2= 9.2.3= 9.2.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed IBM Bigfix Platform versionCheck the product version through the Bigfix console, or run 'BESClient.exe -version' on the client, or look at the installed programs list in the system control panelAffected if The installed version matches 9.1, 9.1.3, 9.1.4, 9.1.5, 9.1.6, 9.1.7, 9.2, 9.2.0, 9.2.1, 9.2.2, 9.2.3, or 9.2.4
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Confirm XML processing is enabledLook for XML import, XML feed, or XML data intake functionality in the Bigfix console settings, typically under Data Inputs or Feed Configuration sectionsAffected if XML parsing features or XML feed imports are configured and active on the server
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Check for unauthenticated or low-privilege XML endpointsReview the Bigfix web reports or REST API endpoints that accept XML input, typically found in the Web Reports configuration or API access settingsAffected if The server exposes XML-accepting endpoints that can be reached by authenticated users
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Inspect XML parser configurationLocate the XML parser configuration files used by the Bigfix server, often in the server installation directory under config or settings subfolders, and check for external entity processing settingsAffected if The XML parser is configured to allow external entity resolution or DTD processing
You are affected if your IBM Bigfix Platform version is 9.1 through 9.2.4 and XML processing features or endpoints that accept XML data are enabled on the server.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataDisable XML external entity (XXE) processing in the application's XML parser configuration or apply IBM security patches for Tivoli Endpoint Manager.
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