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CVE-2016-9691

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')
Publication date:
05/05/2017
Last modified:
13/05/2026

Description

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.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 8.60 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): Low
Availability (A): Low

Base Score 3.x
8.60
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 9.00 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
9.00
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_cast_iron_solution:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:7.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_cast_iron_solution:7.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_cast_iron_solution:7.5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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