CVE-2017-1758 [High] | Information Disclosure in Financial Transaction Manager

IBM Financial Transaction Manager for ACH Services for Multi-Platform (IBM Control Center 6.0 and 6.1, IBM Financial Transaction Manager 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, and 3.1.0, IBM Transformation Extender Advanced 9.0) is vulnerable to a 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: 135859.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-03-30	1.16%	0.51%	-0.65%
2	2025-03-29	0.48%	1.16%	+0.68%
3	2025-03-17	—	0.48%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-03-30

1.16%

0.51%

-0.65%

2025-03-29

0.48%

1.16%

+0.68%

2025-03-17

—

0.48%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.1	3.0	HIGH	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:L) Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.	2.8	4.2	[email protected]
5.5	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:S) A single authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:P) Partial confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:N) No integrity impact. Availability impact (A:P) Partial availability impact.	8.0	4.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

7.1

3.0

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L): Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.

2.8

4.2

[email protected]

5.5

2.0

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P Click to expand

Access vector (AV:N): Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S): A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P): Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N): No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P): Partial availability impact.

8.0

4.9

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-1758

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
ibm	financial_transaction_manager	3.0.2.0	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:financial_transaction_manager:3.0.2.0:::::ach_services::
ibm	financial_transaction_manager	3.0.2.0	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:financial_transaction_manager:3.0.2.0:::::cps_services::
ibm	financial_transaction_manager	3.0.2.1	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:financial_transaction_manager:3.0.2.1:::::ach_services::
ibm	financial_transaction_manager	3.0.3.0	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:financial_transaction_manager:3.0.3.0:::::ach_services::
ibm	financial_transaction_manager	3.0.4.0	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:financial_transaction_manager:3.0.4.0:::::ach_services::
ibm	financial_transaction_manager	3.1.0.0	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:financial_transaction_manager:3.1.0.0:::::ach_services::
ibm	transformation_extender_advanced	9.0	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:transformation_extender_advanced:9.0:::::::*
ibm	control_center	6.0.0.0	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:control_center:6.0.0.0:::::::*
ibm	control_center	6.0.0.1	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:control_center:6.0.0.1:::::::*
ibm	control_center	6.1.0.0	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:control_center:6.1.0.0:::::::*
ibm	control_center	6.1.0.1	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:control_center:6.1.0.1:::::::*
ibm	control_center	6.1.1.0	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:control_center:6.1.1.0:::::::*

References for CVE-2017-1758

URL	Tags
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22012828	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22013375	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22013432	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103130	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/135859	VDB Entry Vendor Advisory

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CVE-2017-1758

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-1758

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-1758

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-1758

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-1758

References for CVE-2017-1758