CVE-2019-4340 json
IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence 4.0 (SonarG) is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML…
published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-13947
- cvss
- 7.1
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.4%
- EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence 4.0 (SonarG) 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. IBM X-Force ID: 161419.
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2.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.0/S:U/C:H/AC:L/AV:N/UI:N/PR:L/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L |
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
Affected products
- IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
References
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ibm.com
/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10960856
vendor-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/161419
vdb-entry, broken-link
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-4340
- NVD CVE-2019-4340
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