CVE-2016-0245

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-0245
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneribm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-02-29 11:59:10 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
2.0[email protected]Primary5.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibm Websphere Portal 8.0.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Websphere Portal 8.0.0.1 All All All
Application Ibm Websphere Portal 8.5.0.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM Security Bulletin: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack (CVE-2016-0212, CVE-2016-0213, CVE-2016-0216) - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ibm.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
IBM notice: The page you requested cannot be displayed af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Not Applicable
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