Input validation error in WebSphere Portal - CVE-2016-0245
Published: February 29, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40436
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0245
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
WebSphere Portal
WebSphere Portal
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows remote authenticated users to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-0245
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.