What is CVE-2016-10097?

CVE-2016-10097 is a high-severity vulnerability in Forgerock Openam, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-01-02.

How severe is CVE-2016-10097?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

XXE in Forgerock Openam

CVE-2016-10097

XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability in /SSOPOST/metaAlias/%realm%/idpv2 in OpenAM - Access Management 10.1.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the SAMLRequest parameter.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.025 (82.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Forgerock Openam — versions 10.1.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10097?: CVE-2016-10097 is a high-severity vulnerability in Forgerock Openam, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-01-02.
How severe is CVE-2016-10097?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.