8.6
HIGH
CVE-2016-9691
"IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution XXE Denial of Service"
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 5, 2017, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 12, 2017, 5:31 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.7

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9691 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ibm websphere_cast_iron_solution
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-9691.

URL Resource
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21998014 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98338 Broken Link

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-9691 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 12, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21998014 No Types Assigned http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21998014 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98338 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98338 Broken Link
    Added CWE CWE-611
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_cast_iron_solution:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_cast_iron_solution:7.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_cast_iron_solution:7.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_cast_iron_solution:7.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_cast_iron_solution:7.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_cast_iron_solution:7.5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98338 [No Types Assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.43 }} 0.00%

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0.70449

percentile

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