What is CVE-2016-5795?

CVE-2016-5795 is a high-severity vulnerability in Automatedlogic I-Vu, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2017-08-31.

How severe is CVE-2016-5795?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

XXE in Automatedlogic I-Vu

CVE-2016-5795

An XXE issue was discovered in Automated Logic Corporation (ALC) Liebert SiteScan Web Version 6.5 and prior, ALC WebCTRL Version 6.5 and prior, and Carrier i-Vu Version 6.5 and prior. An attacker could enter malicious input to WebCTRL, i-Vu, or SiteScan Web through a weakly configured XML parser causing the application to execute arbitrary code or disclose file contents from a server or connected network.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.022 (81.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5795?: CVE-2016-5795 is a high-severity vulnerability in Automatedlogic I-Vu, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2017-08-31.
How severe is CVE-2016-5795?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.