What is CVE-2016-9691?

CVE-2016-9691 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Cast Iron Solution, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2017-05-05.

How severe is CVE-2016-9691?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.

XXE in IBM Websphere Cast Iron Solution

CVE-2016-9691

IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution 7.0.0 and 7.5.0.0 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 information or consume all available memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 119515.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.014 (69.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Ibm Websphere_cast_iron_solution — versions 7.0.0, 7.0.0.1, 7.0.0.2
Ibm Corporation Websphere Cast Iron Cloud Integration — versions 7.0.0. 7.5.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9691?: CVE-2016-9691 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Cast Iron Solution, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2017-05-05.
How severe is CVE-2016-9691?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.