Vulnerability in Cisco Information Server

CVE-2016-1343

The XML parser in Cisco Information Server (CIS) 6.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue, aka Bug ID CSCuy39059.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (74.4th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-1343: held from 0.016 to 0.016.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1343?
CVE-2016-1343 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Information Server. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2016-04-30.
How severe is CVE-2016-1343?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.