CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-3039

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

IBM Traveler versions 8.x and 9.x before 9.0.1.12 allow remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via XML data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to unauthorized access to sensitive data or denial of service attacks, potentially leading to system downtime.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update IBM Traveler to version 9.0.1.12 or later to mitigate this vulnerability and implement appropriate security measures to protect against XXE attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

IBM Traveler 8.x and 9.x before 9.0.1.12 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via XML data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS