SB2023071808 - XML external entity injection in IBM Storage Scale 

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SB2023071808 - XML external entity injection in IBM Storage Scale

Published: July 18, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023071808
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) XML External Entity injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-47950)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input within the S3 XML parser. A remote user can pass a specially crafted XML file to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References