What is CVE-2016-6408?

CVE-2016-6408 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Prime Home, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-09-24.

How severe is CVE-2016-6408?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

XXE in Cisco Prime Home

CVE-2016-6408

Cisco Prime Home 5.2.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue, aka Bug ID CSCvb17814.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.014 (69.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Cisco Prime_home — versions 5.2.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

psirt@cisco.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6408?: CVE-2016-6408 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Prime Home, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-09-24.
How severe is CVE-2016-6408?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.