An XML parsing vulnerability affects IBM SAML-based single sign-on (SSO) systems (IBM Security Access Manager 9.0.0 - 9.0.4 and IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager 6.2 - 6.0.2.) This vulnerability can allow an attacker with authenticated access to trick SAML systems into authenticating as a different user without knowledge of the victim users password
Published Mar 8, 2018
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
An XML parsing vulnerability affects IBM SAML-based single sign-on (SSO) systems (IBM Security Access Manager 9.0.0 - 9.0.4 and IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager 6.2 - 6.0.2.) This vulnerability can allow an attacker with authenticated access to trick SAML systems into authenticating as a different user without knowledge of the victim users password. IBM X-Force ID: 139754.
Affected products
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- Version 9.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.0.0.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.0.1.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.0.2.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.0.2.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.0.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.0.3.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.0.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version 6.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.2.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.2.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| IBM | Security Access Manager | n/a |
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| IBM | Tivoli Federated Identity Manager | n/a |
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Configuration 1
- ≥ 9.0.0 · ≤ 9.0.4
Configuration 2
- 6.2.0
- 6.2.1
- 6.2.2
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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:L/AV:L/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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 | 0.40% (0.00397) | 31.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00413) | 32.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 16.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00153) | 52.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00153) | 50.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00180) | 53.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 10.44% (0.10439) | 87.53th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 10.44% (0.10439) | 87.38th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 10.44% (0.10439) | 95.05th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 10.44% (0.10439) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22014160 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22014161 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103365 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040454 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040455 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139754 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB EntryVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22014160 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22014161 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103365 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040454 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040455 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139754 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB EntryVendor Advisory |
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