Track vulnerabilities like this one. Sign up free to get alerted when software you use is affected.

CVE-2019-4043: IBM Sterling B2B Integrator may leak data via XML

CVE-2019-4043 · published 7 years ago

Summary

The IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition (versions 5.2.0 through 6.0.0.0) can be tricked into reading malicious XML files. This could allow an outside attacker to see confidential information or cause the system to use excessive memory. Apply the vendor’s security update or patch to stop the issue.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
ibm	sterling_b2b_integrator	>= 5.2, <= 5.2.6.4 6.0.0.0 `cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_b2b_integrator::::::::`

Original advisory text

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 5.2.0 snf 6.0.0.0 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 156239.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107778 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/156239 VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10874238 Patch Vendor Advisory

Fix within

Internet-facing 60 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)

Severity

7.1 High

Exploitation

2% chance of attack within 30 days

Type

CWE-611XML External Entity (XXE)

Timeline

Published2 Apr 2019

Updated29 Oct 2026

First seen29 Sep 2026

Sources

CVE-2019-4043 · NVD

Track software like this

Free during beta