Arbitrary file disclosure via external XML entities
Published Feb 2, 2023 · Updated Mar 25, 2025
XXE in IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler 9.4, 9.5, and 10.1 allows remote authenticated users to read server files through XML uploads. CriteriaManagerDomParser.parseXml creates a DocumentBuilder without disabling external entities, so db.parse resolves attacker-supplied file references. The TWSWebUIAdministrator role is required; exporting the stored configuration discloses arbitrary server files, while malicious XML can also consume memory.
Summary
What happened
XXE in IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler 9.4, 9.5, and 10.1 allows remote authenticated users to read server files through XML uploads. CriteriaManagerDomParser.parseXml creates a DocumentBuilder without disabling external entities, so db.parse resolves attacker-supplied file references. The TWSWebUIAdministrator role is required; exporting the stored configuration discloses arbitrary server files, while malicious XML can also consume memory.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-38389
- Published
- Feb 2, 2023
- Updated
- Mar 25, 2025
- Vendor
- IBM
- Product
- Tivoli Workload Scheduler
- Classifications
- CWE-611, T1499, T1190, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 2, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 25, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=9.4, 9.5, 10.1
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