FKIE_CVE-2016-0245

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-02-29 11:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:37
Severity
5.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Summary
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
psirt@us.ibm.comhttp://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI56682Not Applicable
psirt@us.ibm.comhttp://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21975358Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI56682Not Applicable
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21975358Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ibm websphere_portal 8.0.0.0
ibm websphere_portal 8.0.0.1
ibm websphere_portal 8.5.0.0
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            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "psirt@us.ibm.com"
    }
  ],
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  "descriptions": [
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      "value": "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."
    },
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      "value": "El int\u00e9rprete XML en IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0.x en versiones anteriores a 8.0.0.1 CF20 y 8.5.x en versiones anteriores a 8.5.0.0 CF10 permite a usuarios remotos autenticados leer archivos arbitrarios o causar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio a trav\u00e9s de una declaraci\u00f3n de entidad externa en conjunci\u00f3n con una referencia de entidad, relacionado con un caso XML External Entity (XXE)."
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:37:11.283",
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        "exploitabilityScore": 8.0,
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  "published": "2016-02-29T11:59:10.767",
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