CVE-2016-0245

medium

Description

The XML parser in IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0.x before 8.0.0.1 CF20 and 8.5.x before 8.5.0.0 CF10 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service via an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21975358

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI56682

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-02-29

Updated: 2017-02-19

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L