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01 Record

CVE-2019-4539

IBM Security Directory Server 6.4.0 does not properly neutralize special elements that are used in XML, allowing attackers to modify the syntax, content, or commands of the XML before it is processed

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: ibm
CNA base score7.1 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/PR:L/A:H/I:L/AV:N/S:U/C:N/AC:L/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
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02 Description

IBM Security Directory Server 6.4.0 does not properly neutralize special elements that are used in XML, allowing attackers to modify the syntax, content, or commands of the XML before it is processed

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
1.23% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 68.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2019-10-02 14:45Z7 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-17 00:35Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2019-01-03
Assigning CNA
ibm
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 7.1)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/PR:L/A:H/I:L/AV:N/S:U/C:N/AC:L/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
Weaknesses
  • CWE-91XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection)Base
Data version
5.1
Document digest
aa8084b0b44faf31153d38f0743fea1b4408bdb62509a482ba67c30891188c4d

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
IBMSecurity Directory Server6.4.0—

06 References