CVE-2024-3969 (GCVE-0-2024-3969)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-28 14:38 – Updated: 2024-08-21 16:41
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
XML External Entity injection vulnerability in iManager
Summary
XML External Entity injection vulnerability found in OpenText™ iManager 3.2.6.0200. This could lead to remote code execution by parsing untrusted XML payload
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-08-21 16:34 UTC
CWE
- CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenText | iManager |
Affected:
3.0.0 , ≤ 3.2.6.0300
(rpm, exe)
|
guessed | |
| microfocus | imanager |
Affected:
3.0.0 , ≤ 3.2.6.0300
(rpm)
cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:imanager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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