# CVE-2025-12531: IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE)…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-12531-ibm-infosphere-information-server-11-7-0-0-through-11-7-1-6-is  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-11-03  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-12531 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.1 · Published 2025-11-03

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 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.

Technologies: [IBM Infosphere Information Server](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/infosphere-information-server). Vendors: [IBM](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/ibm).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-12531 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-12531 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-12531?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.1, published 3 November 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** IBM Infosphere Information Server. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-12531?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-12531?** Check whether you run IBM Infosphere Information Server. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- IBM Infosphere Information Server

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