IBM API Connect 5.0.6.0 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data
Published Jun 27, 2017
8.2
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.34%
Description
IBM API Connect 5.0.6.0 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 125918.
Affected products
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- Version 5.0.6.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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 | API Connect | n/a |
|
- 5.0.0.0
- 5.0.0.1
- 5.0.1.0
- 5.0.2.0
- 5.0.3.0
- 5.0.4.0
- 5.0.5.0
- 5.0.6.0
- 5.0.6.1
- 5.0.6.2
- 5.0.7.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 | 2.34% (0.02336) | 82.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.34% (0.02336) | 81.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.50% (0.00503) | 64.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00187) | 57.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00187) | 56.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00187) | 54.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 7.71% (0.07706) | 84.34th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 7.71% (0.07706) | 84.17th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 7.71% (0.07706) | 91.97th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 7.71% (0.07706) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22003621 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99258 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125918 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22003621 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99258 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125918 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory |
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