CVE-2016-2908

high-risk
Published 2017-02-01

IBM Single Sign On for Bluemix could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a XML external entity (XXE) error when processing XML data by the XML parser. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the system or cause a denial of service.

Do I need to act?

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0.95% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.1/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Vendors

Ibm
53
/ 100
high-risk
Severity 31/34 · Critical
Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal
Exposure 19/34 · Moderate