iManager - XML External Entity vulnerabilities

published 2018-03-01 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-16450

cvss: 5.4; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.1%; EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 65%
public exploits: 0; none known

The NetIQ Identity Manager Plugins before 4.6.1 contained various XML External XML Entity (XXE) handling flaws that could be used by attackers to leak information or cause denial of service attacks.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

NetIQ Identity Manager Plug-ins 4.6.1

Exploit prediction

1.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	5.4	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
NVD	3.0	9.1	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.4	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Affected products

NetIQ Identity Manager Plug-ins

Classification

Weakness

CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

novell.com /support/kb/doc.php?id=7021173

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-7426
NVD CVE-2017-7426

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Summary