CVE-2018-1821
IBM Operational Decision Management 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, and 8.9 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.8%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
IBM Operational Decision Management 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, and 8.9 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: 150170.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 15.80% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 19 December 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- ibm/operational decision manager
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS moved from 13.2% on 21 September 2026 to 15.8% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106325Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150170VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46017/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10744149Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106325Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150170VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46017/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10744149Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.