What is CVE-2018-9116?

CVE-2018-9116 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wiremock, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2018-03-29.

How severe is CVE-2018-9116?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

XXE in Wiremock

CVE-2018-9116

An XXE vulnerability within WireMock before 2.16.0 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to access local files and internal resources and potentially cause a Denial of Service.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.020 (78.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Wiremock
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9116?: CVE-2018-9116 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wiremock, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2018-03-29.
How severe is CVE-2018-9116?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.