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)

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.6th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-9691: held from 0.014 to 0.014.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.