CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-9691

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: May 05, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
8.6
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
CVSS 2.x
9 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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.

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
Websphere_cast_iron_solution Ibm 7.0.0 (including) 7.0.0 (including)
Websphere_cast_iron_solution Ibm 7.0.0.1 (including) 7.0.0.1 (including)
Websphere_cast_iron_solution Ibm 7.0.0.2 (including) 7.0.0.2 (including)
Websphere_cast_iron_solution Ibm 7.5.0.0 (including) 7.5.0.0 (including)
Websphere_cast_iron_solution Ibm 7.5.0.1 (including) 7.5.0.1 (including)
Websphere_cast_iron_solution Ibm 7.5.1.0 (including) 7.5.1.0 (including)

Potential Mitigations

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