CVE-2025-12531
IBM InfoSphere Information Server is affected by an XML external entity injection (XXE) vulnerability
02 Description
IBM InfoSphere Information Server is affected by an XML external entity injection (XXE) vulnerability
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.75% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 54.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-18.
- 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
- 2025-11-03 19:47Z12 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-11-03 20:15Z12 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-10-30
- Assigning CNA
- ibm
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.1)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity ReferenceBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 1beeefb52d1b5ff10dc6b4292eed955df0d9511f9b7008bda9c9432d821bfc47
05 Affected products
06 References
07 Remediation
IBM InfoSphere Information Server11.7.0.0 to 11.7.1.6 DT454196 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/defect/aCIgJ0000006k4z/dt454196 --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7.1.0 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/878310 --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7.1.5 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7156680 or 11.7.1.6 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7182872 --Apply IBM Information Server security patch https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/quickorder