What is CVE-2016-6898?

CVE-2016-6898 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei E9000 Chassis, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2016-09-07.

How severe is CVE-2016-6898?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Huawei E9000 Chassis

CVE-2016-6898

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Hyper Management Module (HMM) in Huawei E9000 rack servers with software before V100R001C00SPC296 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (web service outage) via a crafted XML document.

EPSS: 0.008 (53.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Huawei E9000_chassis
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6898?: CVE-2016-6898 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei E9000 Chassis, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2016-09-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-6898?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.