CVE-2016-5971
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CVE-2016-5971 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager (ISPIM) Virtual Appliance 2.x before 2.0.2 FP8 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.. EPSS estimates a 1.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager (ISPIM) Virtual Appliance 2.x before 2.0.2 FP8 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ibm | Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance | <= 2.0.2 |
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