CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-6111

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Mar 31, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9.1
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
8.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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IBM Curam Social Program Management 6.0 and 7.0 are 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 #: 2000833.

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

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Curam_social_program_managementIbm5.2-sp1 (including)5.2-sp1 (including)
Curam_social_program_managementIbm5.2-sp4 (including)5.2-sp4 (including)
Curam_social_program_managementIbm5.2-sp6 (including)5.2-sp6 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References