CVE-2024-39726 | IBM Engineering Insights XML external entity injection

IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Engineering Insights 7.0.2 and 7.0.3 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.

Published: 2024-11-15 Last update: 2024-11-19 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-39726 is rated Moderate Risk (50/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.68%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-39726

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 0.06% 0.68% +0.62%
2 2025-12-24 0.23% 0.06% -0.17%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.23% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-39726

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.2 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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.
 3.9 4.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-39726

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-39726

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm engineering_lifecycle_optimization_-_engineering_insights 7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_optimization_-_engineering_insights:7.0.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm engineering_lifecycle_optimization_-_engineering_insights 7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_optimization_-_engineering_insights:7.0.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-39726

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