IBM Security Directory Server external entity injection

published 2023-10-14 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-35821

cvss: 5.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.9%; EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 60%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM Security Directory Server 6.4.0 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. IBM X-Force ID: 228505.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/7047428 advisory

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-09-17)

Exploit prediction

0.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
NVD	3.1	9.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Affected products

IBM Security Directory Server

Classification

Weakness

CWE-91 XML Injection
CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/7047428
vendor-advisory, patch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/228505
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-32755
NVD CVE-2022-32755

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Summary