CVE-2017-1289 — JDK: XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data

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HIGH

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

Published May 22, 2017

8.2

HIGH

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 3.63%

Description

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.

Affected products

Vendor IBM Corporation Product Runtimes for Java Technology Default
n/a
- Version
  6.0, 6.1, 7.0, 7.1, 8.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

IBM Corporation

Runtimes for Java Technology

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
6.0, 6.1, 7.0, 7.1, 8.0	affected	-

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary

java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.45-1jpp.1.el6_9

Fixed · RHSA-2017:1222
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary

java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.2.el6_9

Fixed · RHSA-2017:1221
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary

java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.4.5-1jpp.1.el6_9

Fixed · RHSA-2017:1220
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Supplementary

java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3

Fixed · RHSA-2017:1221
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Supplementary

java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3

Fixed · RHSA-2017:1220
Red Hat Satellite 5.8

java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.1.el6_9

Fixed · RHSA-2017:3453
Red Hat Satellite 5.8 ELS

java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.1.el6_9

Fixed · RHSA-2017:3453

Product	Package	State	Advisory
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary	java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.45-1jpp.1.el6_9	Fixed	RHSA-2017:1222
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary	java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.2.el6_9	Fixed	RHSA-2017:1221
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary	java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.4.5-1jpp.1.el6_9	Fixed	RHSA-2017:1220
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Supplementary	java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3	Fixed	RHSA-2017:1221
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Supplementary	java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3	Fixed	RHSA-2017:1220
Red Hat Satellite 5.8	java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.1.el6_9	Fixed	RHSA-2017:3453
Red Hat Satellite 5.8 ELS	java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.1.el6_9	Fixed	RHSA-2017:3453

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

3.63% 0.03632

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.03632

Score over time

2021–2026

EPSS v1
EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v1
EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (14 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	3.63% (0.03632)	89.18th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	3.63% (0.03632)	88.03th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	1.05% (0.01048)	75.99th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.23% (0.00228)	61.87th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 8, 2023	0.23% (0.00228)	59.44th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.20% (0.00204)	56.52th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.32% (0.01319)	71.27th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 23, 2023	1.32% (0.01319)	71.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.32% (0.01319)	69.22th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.32% (0.01319)	44.98th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	12.79% (0.12793)	88.89th	v1
Jan 6, 2022	12.79% (0.12793)	88.75th	v1
Sep 1, 2021	12.79% (0.12793)	95.94th	v1
Apr 14, 2021	12.79% (0.12793)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-611

XXE

References (10)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98401
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1220
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1221
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1222
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3453
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1289
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1449603
Issue Tracking
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1289
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1289
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22002169
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98401		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1220		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1221		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1222		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3453		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1289		Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1449603		Issue Tracking
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1289
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1289
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22002169		x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner ibm

Published May 22, 2017

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Nov 30, 2016

Link CVE-2017-1289

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2017-1289

Red Hat

Severity Moderate

Public date May 9, 2017

Links CVE-2017-1289 - Bugzilla