CVE-2017-1254
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 Security Guardium 10.0 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 124634.
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 Security Guardium 10.0 is vulnerable to XML External Entity Injection (XXE) when processing XML data. A remote attacker can exploit this by submitting malicious XML containing external entity references to expose sensitive file contents from the server or cause memory exhaustion (denial of service).
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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= 10.0= 10.0.1= 10.1= 10.1.2CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
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 installed Guardium versionRun the Guardium version command or check the product UI for the exact version number (typically found in Admin > System > License or similar system info section)Affected if The installed version is 10.0, 10.0.1, 10.1, or 10.1.2 exactly, or falls within this narrow version range without the security patch applied
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Confirm XML processing is enabledLocate the XML parser configuration files or settings within the Guardium installation that handle XML input; verify that DTD (Document Type Definition) processing and external entity resolution are not explicitly disabledAffected if XML parser is configured to allow DTD processing or external entity resolution (this is the default vulnerable state for affected versions)
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Identify XML input pointsReview Guardium configuration to determine which components accept XML submissions (such as report imports, configuration uploads, or API endpoints that parse XML)Affected if Any XML input mechanism exists that processes untrusted XML without disabling external entity resolution
A user is affected if they are running Guardium version 10.0, 10.0.1, 10.1, or 10.1.2 and have XML processing enabled with external entity resolution allowed in any accessible XML input feature.
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 (DTD) processing in the application's XML parser configuration, implement strict input validation for XML submissions, and apply the vendor security patch.
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