What is CVE-2016-6059?

CVE-2016-6059 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Infosphere_datastage, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2017-02-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-6059?

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

XXE in Ibm Infosphere_datastage

CVE-2016-6059

IBM InfoSphere Information Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive informat…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.004 (58.4th 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 Infosphere_datastage — versions 11.3, 11.3.1, 11.5
Ibm Infosphere_information_server — versions 11.3, 11.3.1, 11.5
Ibm Infosphere_information_server_on_cloud — versions 11.5
Ibm Corporation Infosphere Information Server — versions 8.7, 8.1, 11.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6059?: CVE-2016-6059 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Infosphere_datastage, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2017-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-6059?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.