CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-0250

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Mar 12, 2018 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.4
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
CVSS 2.x
5.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog 11.3 before 11.3.1.2 and 11.5 before 11.5.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service via crafted XML data. IBM X-Force ID: 110510.

Weakness

The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Infosphere_information_server Ibm 11.3 (including) 11.3.1.2 (excluding)
Infosphere_information_server Ibm 11.5 (including) 11.5 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References