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Publication date: 2025-11-03

Last updated on: 2025-11-05

Assigner: IBM Corporation

Description

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 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.

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Meta Information

Published

2025-11-03

Last Modified

2025-11-05

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-11-03

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-12531

EUVD

EUVD-2025-37511

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
ibm	infosphere_information_server	From 11.7 (inc) to 11.7.1.6 (inc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-611	The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack in IBM InfoSphere Information Server versions 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6. It occurs when processing XML data, allowing a remote attacker to exploit the system by injecting malicious XML entities.

Impact Analysis

An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could expose sensitive information or cause excessive memory consumption, potentially leading to denial of service or data leakage.

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