CVE-2016-0245

MEDIUM

IBM WebSphere Portal <8.0.0.1 CF20 & 8.5.x <8.5.0.0 CF10 - Info Dis...

Title source: llm

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 (2)

[Not Applicable] http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI56682

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21975358

Scores

CVSS v3 5.4

EPSS 0.0031

EPSS Percentile 53.9%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (3)

ibm/websphere_portal

Timeline

Published Feb 29, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026