CVE-2018-1588
IBM Jazz Foundation (IBM Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager 5.0 through 5.02 and 6.0 through 6.0.6) is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.85%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM Jazz Foundation (IBM Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager 5.0 through 5.02 and 6.0 through 6.0.6) is vulnerable to a 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: 143501.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
- EPSS
- 1.85% probability · 79th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- ibm/rational engineering lifecycle manager
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 1.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/143501VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10731511Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/143501VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10731511Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.