PT-2017-10268 · Ibm · Websphere Cast Iron Solution

Published 2017-05-05 · Updated 2017-05-12 · CVE-2016-9691

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.0

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution versions 7.0.0 through 7.5.0.0

Description The issue is caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data, which could allow a remote attacker to expose highly sensitive information or consume all available memory resources, resulting in a denial of service.

Recommendations For versions 7.0.0 through 7.5.0.0, consider disabling XML processing or restricting access to sensitive data until a patch is available. Restrict access to memory resources to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

XXE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-611

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-9691

Affected Products

Websphere Cast Iron Solution

References · 4

• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21998014 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9691 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9691 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/98338 · Note