CVE-2016-9698

moderate-risk
Published 2017-06-08

IBM Rhapsody DM 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information or consume all available memory resources. IBM Reference #: 1999960.

Do I need to act?

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0.56% 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
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CVSS 8.1/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (14)

Affected Vendors

Ibm

References (8)

Patch http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21999960
Patch http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22002258
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96829
VDB Entry https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/119522
Patch http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21999960
Patch http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22002258
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96829
VDB Entry https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/119522
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moderate-risk
Severity 28/34 · Critical
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 18/34 · Moderate