CVE-2016-9691

IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution 7.0.0 and 7.5.0.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information or consume all available memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 119515.

CVSS v3.0 8.6 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 9.0 HIGH

8.6^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 4.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

9.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 8.5

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21998014	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98338	Broken Link

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_cast_iron_solution:7.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_cast_iron_solution:7.5.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_cast_iron_solution:7.0.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_cast_iron_solution:7.0.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_cast_iron_solution:7.5.1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_cast_iron_solution:7.5.0.0:::::::*

Information

Published : 2017-05-05 12:29

Updated : 2017-05-12 10:31

NVD link : CVE-2016-9691

Mitre link : CVE-2016-9691

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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Products Affected

ibm

websphere_cast_iron_solution

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