VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-0254
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1 and 10.2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.90%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.90%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1 and 10.2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume all available CPU resources and cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 110563.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.90% probability · 78th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- ibm/cognos business intelligence
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22004036Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98971Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110563VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22004036Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98971Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110563VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.