CVE-2016-0457 XML external entity in n/a
Remote attackers can exploit an XML External Entity vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite to read arbitrary files or cause denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-0457?
CVE-2016-0457 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite, published on 21 Jan 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the Application Mgmt Pack for E-Business Suite component in Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1 and 12.2 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via vectors related to REST Framework, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0456. NOTE: the previous information is from the January 2016 CPU. Oracle has not commented on third-party claims that this issue is an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks, or conduct SMB Relay attacks via a crafted DTD in an XML request to OA_HTML/lcmServiceController.jsp.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0457?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle E-Business Suite.
How do I fix CVE-2016-0457?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0457 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-0457 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0457 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle E-Business Suite
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hx29-457g-g6vv.