Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Forms Experience Builder is vulnerable to an XML External Entity processing exposure potentially leading to information disclosure.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-0369
DESCRIPTION: IBM Forms Experience Builder could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) when processing XML data. By sending specially-crafted XML data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 2.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/112088 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Forms Experience Builder 8.5
IBM Forms Experience Builder 8.5.1
IBM Forms Experience Builder 8.6
Remediation/Fixes
Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation |
IBM Forms Experience Builder | 8.5.0.* | LO88448 | To obtain the fix and installation assistance for these versions, contact IBM Support. |
IBM Forms Experience Builder | 8.5.1 | LO88448 | |
IBM Forms Experience Builder | 8.6.0 | LO88448 | Download and Install 8.6.3 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
16 August 2016: Original copy published
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 June 2018
UID
swg21988727