CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-3027

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Feb 01, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

IBM Security Access Manager for Web 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.

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
Security_access_manager_9.0_firmware Ibm 9.0.0 (including) 9.0.0 (including)
Security_access_manager_9.0_firmware Ibm 9.0.0.1 (including) 9.0.0.1 (including)
Security_access_manager_9.0_firmware Ibm 9.0.1.0 (including) 9.0.1.0 (including)
Security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware Ibm 8.0.0.1 (including) 8.0.0.1 (including)
Security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware Ibm 8.0.0.2 (including) 8.0.0.2 (including)
Security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware Ibm 8.0.0.3 (including) 8.0.0.3 (including)
Security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware Ibm 8.0.0.5 (including) 8.0.0.5 (including)
Security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware Ibm 8.0.1.0 (including) 8.0.1.0 (including)
Security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware Ibm 8.0.1.2 (including) 8.0.1.2 (including)
Security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware Ibm 8.0.1.3 (including) 8.0.1.3 (including)
Security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware Ibm 8.0.1.4 (including) 8.0.1.4 (including)
Security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware Ibm 8.0.0.1 (including) 8.0.0.1 (including)
Security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware Ibm 8.0.0.2 (including) 8.0.0.2 (including)
Security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware Ibm 8.0.0.3 (including) 8.0.0.3 (including)
Security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware Ibm 8.0.0.5 (including) 8.0.0.5 (including)
Security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware Ibm 8.0.1.0 (including) 8.0.1.0 (including)
Security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware Ibm 8.0.1.2 (including) 8.0.1.2 (including)
Security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware Ibm 8.0.1.3 (including) 8.0.1.3 (including)
Security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware Ibm 8.0.1.4 (including) 8.0.1.4 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References