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high 8.2

CVE-2017-1289 json

IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition is vulnerable XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data.

published 2017-05-22 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-10305

cvss
8.2
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.6%
EPSS 3.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition is vulnerable XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 125150.

Patch / fix

  • java-1.8.0-ibm network satellite 5.8 1:1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.1.el6_9
  • java-1.6.0-ibm RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.6.0.16.45-1jpp.1.el6_9
  • java-1.6.0-ibm-src RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.6.0.16.45-1jpp.1.el6_9
  • java-1.6.0-ibm-demo RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.6.0.16.45-1jpp.1.el6_9
  • java-1.6.0-ibm-jdbc RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.6.0.16.45-1jpp.1.el6_9
  • java-1.6.0-ibm-plugin RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.6.0.16.45-1jpp.1.el6_9
  • java-1.6.0-ibm-javacomm RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.6.0.16.45-1jpp.1.el6_9
  • java-1.7.1-ibm RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.2.el6_9

red hat advisories RHSA-2017:3453RHSA-2017:1222RHSA-2017:1221RHSA-2017:1220

  • java-1_6_0-ibm SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA, SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 1.6.0_sr16.45-84.1
  • java-1_7_1-ibm SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES for SAP 12 +5 more 1.7.1_sr4.5-37.1
  • java-1_7_0-ibm SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA, SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 1.7.0_sr10.5-64.1
  • java-1_7_1-ibm SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 1.7.1_sr4.5-25.1
  • java-1_8_0-ibm SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES 12 SP2 +3 more 1.8.0_sr4.5-29.1
  • java-1_6_0-ibm SLE Module for Legacy 12 1.6.0_sr16.45-49.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:1444-1SUSE-SU-2017:1385-1SUSE-SU-2017:1384-1SUSE-SU-2017:1387-1SUSE-SU-2017:1386-1SUSE-SU-2017:1389-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-1289 updated cvss 8.2

JDK: XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:1221
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.2.el6_9, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.4.5-1jpp.1.el6_9, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.45-1jpp.1.el6_9, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.2.el6_9, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.4.5-1jpp.1.el6_9, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.2.el6_9, +10 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.2.el6_9, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.4.5-1jpp.1.el6_9, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.45-1jpp.1.el6_9, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.2.el6_9, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.4.5-1jpp.1.el6_9, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.2.el6_9, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.2.el6_9, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.4.5-1jpp.1.el6_9, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.45-1jpp.1.el6_9, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.2.el6_9, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.4.5-1jpp.1.el6_9, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.2.el6_9, +10 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:1222
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:1221
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.2.el6_9, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.4.5-1jpp.1.el6_9, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.16.45-1jpp.1.el6_9, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.2.el6_9, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.4.5-1jpp.1.el6_9, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.2.el6_9, +10 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:1222
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm 1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3, java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3, java-1.7.1-ibm-src 1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo 1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc 1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:1221
  • Red Hat Satellite 5.8 (RHEL v.6) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.1.el6_9 Red Hat Satellite 5.8 ELS (RHEL v.6) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.1.el6_9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3453

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Exploit prediction

3.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.2 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
NVD 2.0 6.4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • IBM Corporation Runtimes for Java Technology

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

Sources

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