CVE-2016-9691 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Severity

90%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

141%

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.

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 3.0 Base Score 8.6. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 9. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C).

Overview

Type

IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution

First reported 7 years ago

2017-05-05 19:29:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-05-12 17:31:00

Affected Software

IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution 7.0.0

7.0.0

IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution 7.0.0.1

7.0.0.1

IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution 7.0.0.2

7.0.0.2

IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution 7.5.0.0

7.5.0.0

IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution 7.5.0.1

7.5.0.1

IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution 7.5.1.0

7.5.1.0

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21998014

Patch, Vendor Advisory

98338

Broken Link

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