What is CVE-2016-8974?

CVE-2016-8974 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Rational_rhapsody_design_manager, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2017-02-23.

How severe is CVE-2016-8974?

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

XXE in Ibm Rational_rhapsody_design_manager

CVE-2016-8974

IBM Rhapsody DM 4.0, 5.0 and 6.0 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 informati…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.004 (59.7th 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 Rational_rhapsody_design_manager — versions 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2
Ibm Corporation Rational Rhapsody Design Manager — versions 4.0.2, 6.0.2, 4.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8974?: CVE-2016-8974 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Rational_rhapsody_design_manager, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2017-02-23.
How severe is CVE-2016-8974?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.