Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A highly privileged user can submit XML that causes IBM DataPower Gateway to disclose limited sensitive information or exhaust memory, potentially disrupting gateway availability. The issue is important where affected gateways process untrusted XML, but the required privileges and lack of reported active exploitation reduce immediate urgency.
Executive priority
Schedule prompt remediation through normal vulnerability-management processes, accelerating systems that protect critical services or accept externally influenced XML. This is not presented as an emergency internet-wide threat, but availability consequences could be material for gateways on essential transaction paths.
Technical view
CVE-2025-36374 is an XML external entity injection vulnerability (CWE-611). It is remotely reachable, requires high privileges, needs no user interaction, and can cause limited confidentiality loss or high availability impact. The supplied CVSS 3.1 score is 5.5; integrity impact is not identified.
Likely exposure
Exposure applies to the listed IBM DataPower Gateway 10.5.0, 10.6.0, and 10.6CD releases or CPEs when they process XML controlled by a privileged user. The source bundle does not establish whether every intervening version is affected, so confirm exact applicability with IBM.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not report active exploitation, and the CVE is not identified as being in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Exploitation requires a privileged account but has low complexity and can occur remotely without user interaction.
Researcher notes
The vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H. The supplied affected data contains release labels and CPE entries that may imply boundaries, but no explicit range semantics are provided. Consult IBM for authoritative version applicability and fix details; do not infer unaffected intermediate releases.
Mitigation direction
- Review IBM advisory 7278748 and apply its prescribed update or remediation.
- Prioritize gateways processing XML from privileged but potentially untrusted users.
- Restrict privileged gateway access to authorized administrators and trusted management networks.
- Reduce untrusted XML processing where operationally feasible until remediation is verified.
Validation and detection
- Inventory DataPower models, release streams, exact firmware versions, and listed CPE matches.
- Confirm affected-version applicability and corrected versions directly against IBM advisory 7278748.
- Verify the IBM-prescribed remediation is installed on every applicable gateway.
- Review gateway logs for unusual XML-processing errors, memory pressure, or unexplained restarts.
- Confirm privileged accounts and XML submission paths follow least-privilege requirements.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H1.24.2ibmVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7278748CVE reference, ibm · vendor-advisory, patch
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Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.