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CVE-2023-47160

IBM Cognos Controller XML external entity injection

Published: Feb 19, 2025Updated: Jul 25, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-611
NVD MITRE
8.2CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 62.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.0 through 11.0.1 FP3 and IBM Controller 11.1.0 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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-611

Affected Products

cognos controlleribm
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / erp
controlleribm
On-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
Cognos ControllerIBM
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / erp
ControllerIBM
On-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
IBM ControllerIBM Corp.
Mixed
Databases / relational
ibmcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka international business machines
ibm corp.commercialUSDatabasesaka ibm, ibm corporation
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Initial Access
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References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7183597
ibm.com

Timeline

Published
Feb 19, 2025
Last Updated
Jul 25, 2025

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