Security readout for executives and security teams
This is a high-severity IBM FileNet-related issue in ACCE 5.2.1 and 5.5.0. A logged-in remote attacker could abuse unsafe XML handling to read sensitive information or cause memory consumption. It matters most where these IBM content-management consoles are reachable by many internal users or exposed across network boundaries. Exposure is likely limited to organizations running the affected IBM ACCE versions for FileNet or related IBM content platforms. The CVSS privileges requirement suggests anonymous internet exploitation is not supported by the provided evidence, but authenticated network users may be relevant. Treat as a high-priority enterprise application issue if affected IBM content-management consoles are still in service. The main business concern is confidentiality loss from systems that may manage sensitive documents, plus possible service disruption from memory consumption. Mitigation focus: Identify ACCE deployments running IBM FileNet-related versions 5.2.1 or 5.5.0.; Review IBM support advisory swg22015943 for the official remediation path.; Prioritize patching or vendor-recommended fixes for reachable administrative consoles..
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.1 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:L/AV:N/C:H/I:N/PR:L/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
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CVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:L/AV:N/C:H/I:N/PR:L/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O2.84.2Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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7.1HighVector: CVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:L/AV:N/C:H/I:N/PR:L/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ibm-filenet-cve20181542-xxe(142597)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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