{"id":55134,"date":"2025-06-25T19:54:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T19:54:18","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-28T05:18:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T11:18:32","slug":"cve-2025-36049-xml-external-entity-injection-vulnerability-in-ibm-webmethods-integration-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36049-xml-external-entity-injection-vulnerability-in-ibm-webmethods-integration-server\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-36049: XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability in IBM webMethods Integration Server<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-36049 is a critical security vulnerability that affects IBM&#8217;s webMethods Integration Server versions 10.5, 10.7, 10.11, and 10.15. It exposes these systems to an XML External Entity (XXE) injection attack, which can be exploited by remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This exploit can potentially compromise the entire system or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49181-unauthorized-api-endpoint-access-leading-to-denial-of-service-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61818\">lead to significant data<\/a> leakage, emphasizing the need for immediate attention and remediation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-36049<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5821-critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-case-theme-user-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83358\">Authenticated User<\/a>)<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5867-critical-vulnerability-in-rt-thread-5-1-0-leading-to-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64161\">System compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1897581591\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36014-ibm-integration-bus-code-injection-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72251\">IBM webMethods Integration<\/a> Server | 10.5<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36157-unauthorized-remote-server-property-file-modification-in-ibm-jazz-foundation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83046\">IBM webMethods Integration Server<\/a> | 10.7<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36174-a-critical-file-upload-vulnerability-in-ibm-integrated-analytics-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86018\">IBM webMethods Integration<\/a> Server | 10.11<br \/>\nIBM webMethods Integration Server | 10.15<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This exploit takes advantage of an XXE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-33112-local-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-ibm-aix-and-vios-perl\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61990\">vulnerability in the IBM<\/a> webMethods Integration Server. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49759-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-sql-server-potentially-enabling-privilege-escalation-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79172\">server lacks proper sanitization for XML data<\/a>, causing it to process malicious XML inputs. An authenticated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7766-xml-external-entity-attack-on-lantronix-provisioning-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68264\">attacker can embed external entities within an XML<\/a> document, which the server then processes. This can lead to the unintended disclosure of internal files, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49796-exploiting-libxml2-memory-corruption-for-denial-of-service-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61817\">Denial of Service<\/a> (DoS), or even remote code execution, enabling the attacker to compromise the entire system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1910551877\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/XMLProcessingEndpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/xml\nAuthorization: Bearer [Token]\n&lt;?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;ISO-8859-1&quot;?&gt;\n&lt;!DOCTYPE foo [\n&lt;!ELEMENT foo ANY &gt;\n&lt;!ENTITY xxe SYSTEM &quot;file:\/\/\/etc\/passwd&quot;&gt;]&gt;\n&lt;foo&gt;&amp;xxe;&lt;\/foo&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>The above example demonstrates a conceptual XXE attack. The attacker sends a malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54445-xml-external-entity-reference-vulnerability-in-samsung-electronics-magicinfo-9-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69988\">XML document containing an entity that references<\/a> an internal file (`\/etc\/passwd`). The server processes the XML document and replaces the `&xxe;` entity with the content of the referenced file, disclosing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-41691-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-os4ed-open-source-information-system-community\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64160\">system information<\/a> to the attacker.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preventing the Exploit: Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IBM has released patches to resolve this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49137-critical-vulnerability-in-hax-cms-php-prior-to-version-11-0-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61969\">vulnerability in the affected versions<\/a> of the webMethods Integration Server. System administrators should ensure that these patches are applied immediately to prevent exploitation.<br \/>\nAs a temporary mitigation, Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) or Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) can be configured to detect and block XXE attacks. However, this should not be considered a long-term solution. It&#8217;s always best to apply vendor patches to ensure the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6510-critical-vulnerability-in-netgear-ex6100-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63691\">system is fully protected from known vulnerabilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-36049 is a critical security vulnerability that affects IBM&#8217;s webMethods Integration Server versions 10.5, 10.7, 10.11, and 10.15. It exposes these systems to an XML External Entity (XXE) injection attack, which can be exploited by remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands. 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