CVE-2013-5452

Status: ModifiedLow (3.5)—

IBM FileNet Business Process Framework 4.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files or send TCP requests to intranet servers via XML data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Base score: 3.5

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.04%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 63
Score date: 10/7/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

IBM — Filenet Business Process Framework

CWEs

CWE-200

References

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