What is CVE-2016-3055?

CVE-2016-3055 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Filenet Workplace, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2016-12-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-3055?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

XXE in IBM Filenet Workplace

CVE-2016-3055

IBM FileNet Workplace 4.0.2 before 4.0.2.14 LA012 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.014 (69.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Filenet_workplace — versions 4.0.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3055?: CVE-2016-3055 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Filenet Workplace, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2016-12-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-3055?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.