What is CVE-2016-6111?

CVE-2016-6111 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ibm Curam_social_program_management, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2017-03-31.

How severe is CVE-2016-6111?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

XXE in Ibm Curam_social_program_management

CVE-2016-6111

IBM Curam Social Program Management 6.0 and 7.0 are 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 sen…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.021 (79.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Curam_social_program_management — versions 5.2, 6.0, 6.0.0
Ibm Corporation Cram Social Program Management — versions 5.2.6, 6.1.1, 7.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6111?: CVE-2016-6111 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ibm Curam_social_program_management, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2017-03-31.
How severe is CVE-2016-6111?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.