CVE-2016-0288 XML external entity in n/a

What is CVE-2016-0288?

CVE-2016-0288 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Jun 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Security AppScan Standard 8.7.x, 8.8.x, and 9.x before 9.0.3.2 and Security AppScan Enterprise allow remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0288?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Security Appscan.

How do I fix CVE-2016-0288?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0288 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-0288 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0288 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2014-6119 Code injection in n/a Critical 9.3
• CVE-2016-9981 Other in Security AppScan Enterprise High 8.1
• CVE-2014-0904 Code injection in n/a High 7.6
• CVE-2016-6042 Memory corruption in AppScan Enterprise High 7.3
• CVE-2013-0511 SQL injection in n/a Medium 6.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-f5h4-33c9-4qj2.