The XML4J parser in IBM WebSphere Message Broker 6.1 before 6.1.0.12, 7.0 before 7.0.0.7, and 8.0 before 8.0.0.4 and IBM Integration Bus 9.0 before 9.0.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted XML document that triggers expansion for many entities.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-5372 is rated Moderate Risk (47.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.81%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.08% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 1.73% | 2.81% | +1.08% |
| 2 | 2025-09-16 | 1.55% | 1.73% | +0.18% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 1.55% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-5372 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm | websphere_message_broker | 6.1 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_message_broker | 6.1.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:6.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_message_broker | 6.1.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:6.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_message_broker | 6.1.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:6.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_message_broker | 6.1.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:6.1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_message_broker | 6.1.0.5 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:6.1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_message_broker | 6.1.0.6 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:6.1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_message_broker | 6.1.0.7 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:6.1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_message_broker | 6.1.0.8 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:6.1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_message_broker | 6.1.0.9 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:6.1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_message_broker | 6.1.0.10 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:6.1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_message_broker | 6.1.0.11 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:6.1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_message_broker | 8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_message_broker | 8.0.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_message_broker | 8.0.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:8.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_message_broker | 8.0.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:8.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_message_broker | 7.0. | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:7.0.:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_message_broker | 7.0.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:7.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_message_broker | 7.0.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:7.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_message_broker | 7.0.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:7.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_message_broker | 7.0.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:7.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_message_broker | 7.0.0.5 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:7.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_message_broker | 7.0.0.6 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:7.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |