{"id":"CVE-2018-1821","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-1821","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:07:32.819Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2018-12-13T16:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:51:50.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@us.ibm.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.1,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-611"],"affected":["ibm/operational decision manager"],"epss":{"score":0.15801,"percentile":0.96858,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.13237,"percentile":0.96264},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.15801,"percentile":0.96721}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2018-12-19","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":46017,"kind":"exploit","title":"IBM Operational Decision Manager 8.x - XML External Entity Injection","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46017","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/webapps/46017.txt","file":"exploits/multiple/webapps/46017.txt","published":"2018-12-19","added":"2018-12-19","updated":"2018-12-19","author":"Mohamed M.Fouad","type":"webapps","platform":"multiple","port":9443,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2018-1821"],"tags":"XML External Entity (XXE)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106325","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150170","tags":["VDB Entry","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46017/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10744149","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106325","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150170","tags":["VDB Entry","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46017/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10744149","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1821","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}