CVE-2021-42537 (GCVE-0-2021-42537)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-07-27 20:20 – Updated: 2025-04-17 15:50
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Summary
VISAM VBASE version 11.6.0.6 processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.
Severity ?
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CVE-611
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
VISAM VBASE Pro-RT/ Server-RT (Web Remote) Affected: version 11.6.0.6
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Credits
Michael Heinzl reported these vulnerabilities to CISA.
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