CVE-2016-0250 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Severity

55%

Complexity

80%

Confidentiality

81%

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog 11.3 before 11.3.1.2 and 11.5 before 11.5.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service via crafted XML data. IBM X-Force ID: 110510.

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog 11.3 before 11.3.1.2 and 11.5 before 11.5.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service via crafted XML data. IBM X-Force ID: 110510.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.4. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P).

Overview

First reported 6 years ago

2018-03-12 21:29:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-04-09 17:09:00

Affected Software

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.5

11.5

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21977152

Patch, Vendor Advisory

ibm-infosphere-cve20160250-info-disc(110510)

VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory

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