CVE-2016-9691 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Reference

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21998014 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98338

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

LOW

Base Score

LOW

Base Severity

8.6