CVE-2022-34348Network attack vector

Sensitive data exposure and memory exhaustion via XXE

Published Sep 23, 2022 · Updated May 22, 2025

XXE in IBM Sterling Partner Engagement Manager 6.1 allows remote authenticated users to read sensitive data or exhaust memory. When processing supplied XML, the undisclosed parser resolves external entity references and incorporates referenced resources; IBM has not named the endpoint or parser. Low-privileged access to a network-reachable XML-processing path is required, and successful requests disclose server-accessible information or consume memory without reported data modification.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability1.54%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
Coverage for this vulnerability

See if you're affected

Explore vulnerability checks for your environment with Hinoki.

Book a demo

Summary

What happened

XXE in IBM Sterling Partner Engagement Manager 6.1 allows remote authenticated users to read sensitive data or exhaust memory. When processing supplied XML, the undisclosed parser resolves external entity references and incorporates referenced resources; IBM has not named the endpoint or parser. Low-privileged access to a network-reachable XML-processing path is required, and successful requests disclose server-accessible information or consume memory without reported data modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-34348
Published
Sep 23, 2022
Updated
May 22, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Sterling Partner Engagement Manager
Classifications
CWE-611, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 23, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

Present is not the same as exploitable

Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.

Is a vulnerable build present?

Compare these published version ranges with your installed build and any vendor patches.

  1. Affected versionversion=6.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Sterling Partner Engagement Managerversion=6.1

Published CVSS scores

7.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
7.1IBM CorporationCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.

Daily unique IPsNo honeypot observations are available for this CVE in the selected window.

No observations available

Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

Public exploit references

No public exploit references are available in this record.

Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.

Technologies

Your stack

See the directory against your own environment.

Your stack

Check the software in your environment

Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.

Book a demo