9.1
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-9706
IBM Integration Bus WebSphere Message Broker SOAP XXE Denial of Service
Description

IBM Integration Bus 9.0 and 10.0 and WebSphere Message Broker SOAP FLOWS 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 Reference #: 1997918.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 15, 2017, 7:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 7, 2017, 2:59 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9706 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_message_broker
2 Ibm integration_bus
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-2016-9706.

URL Resource
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21997918 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96274

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-9706 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
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96274 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21997918 No Types Assigned http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21997918 Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-611
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:integration_bus:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:integration_bus:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-9706 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-9706 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.27 }} 0.00%

score

0.62672

percentile

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