CVE-2019-4043 — IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 5

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 5.2.0 snf 6.0.0.0 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:

01What is this vulnerability?

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 5.2.0 snf 6.0.0.0 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: 156239.

02Affected products

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2019-04-02T13:20:33.975Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-16T16:32:40.540Z

09References

• www.ibm.com — https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10874238
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com — https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/156239
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107778