XXE in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence
CVE-2016-0254
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1 and 10.2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume all available CPU resources and cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 110563.
Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Cognos Business Intelligence — versions 10.2, 10.2.1, 10.1.1
- IBM Cognos Business Intelligence — versions 10.1.1, 10.2, 10.2.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98971 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110563 (VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-0254?
- CVE-2016-0254 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-06-07.
- How severe is CVE-2016-0254?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.