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 consu…
Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)
EPSS: 0.005 (65.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
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
- psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, x_refsource_MISC, 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.