LiveActive security incident?Get immediate response
CVE Record

CVE-2017-7426: iManager - XML External Entity vulnerabilities

The NetIQ Identity Manager Plugins before 4.6.1 contained various XML External XML Entity (XXE) handling flaws that could be used by attackers to leak information or cause denial of service attacks.

MediumCVSS 5.4Not KEV-listedUpdated
Discuss exposureBack to CVEs
Glexia's TakeAutomated analysismoderate

Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

NetIQ Identity Manager Plug-ins before 4.6.1 mishandled XML external entities. An authenticated network attacker could use the flaw to expose limited information or disrupt service. The published severity is medium, so treat it as important for identity-management environments but not as evidence of broad internet-scale compromise.

Executive priority

Prioritize remediation for identity-management systems because they support privileged operational workflows. The issue is medium severity, but the affected component’s administrative role makes timely upgrade and exposure reduction prudent.

Technical view

CVE-2017-7426 is an XXE issue in NetIQ Identity Manager Plug-ins before 4.6.1. CVSS 3.0 is 5.4: network reachable, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, low confidentiality impact, and low availability impact. Integrity impact is not reported.

Likely exposure

Exposure is most likely where NetIQ Identity Manager Plug-ins older than 4.6.1 remain deployed, especially on reachable iManager administration paths. The bundle does not identify specific vulnerable builds beyond the pre-4.6.1 boundary.

Exploitation context

The CVE record and bundle do not cite active exploitation, and KEV status is false. Exploitation requires low privileges, so risk rises if many users or weakly controlled accounts can access the affected management interface.

Researcher notes

The public bundle provides limited detail: no CWE mapping, no exploit status, and no granular affected version list beyond before 4.6.1. Keep analysis bounded to XXE-driven information exposure and denial of service unless vendor material adds specifics.

Mitigation direction

  • Upgrade NetIQ Identity Manager Plug-ins to 4.6.1 or a vendor-supported later release.
  • Review the Novell/NetIQ advisory for product-specific remediation guidance.
  • Limit access to affected administration interfaces to authorized identity administrators.
  • Prioritize systems where older plug-ins are network reachable or broadly accessible.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory NetIQ Identity Manager Plug-in versions across all iManager deployments.
  • Flag any deployment running a version earlier than 4.6.1.
  • Confirm remediation status against the vendor advisory and local change records.
  • Review identity-management service availability and abnormal XML-processing errors around exposed systems.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
3

Public sources used

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.

Potential ATT&CK relevance

Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context

These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.

ATT&CK lookup starting points

Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.

cve · low confidence lookup

CVE-2017-7426 mapping review

Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.

Open ATT&CK lookup
Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.4 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.

1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
2Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

We collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.

ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
5.4CVSS 3.0MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L2.82.5Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

5.4Medium
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2017-7426Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
NetIQIdentity Manager Plug-insunspecifiedListed
Weakness

CWE details

No CWE listed

CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.