CVE-2014-8924

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.4 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-05-20 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The server in IBM License Metric Tool 7.2.2 before IF15 and 7.5 before IF24 and Tivoli Asset Discovery for Distributed 7.2.2 before IF15 and 7.5 before IF24 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or send TCP requests to intranet servers via XML data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Affected products

IBM License Metric Tool: 7.2.2, 7.5
IBM Tivoli Asset Discovery For Distributed: 7.2.2, 7.5

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21882820
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032275
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21882820
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032275

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