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TI-2016-02429 Aliases CVE-2016-2908GHSA-8xx8-9g4g-c4q2

XML external entity injection in IBM Access Manager

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-611Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

IBM Single Sign On for Bluemix could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a XML external entity (XXE) error when processing XML data by the XML parser. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the system or cause a denial of service.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03392 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMAccess Manager9.0; 9.0.0.1; 9.0.1; 7.0.0; 8.0.0; 8.0.0.1; 8.0.0.2; 8.0.0.3; 8.0.0.4; 8.0.0.5; 8.0.1; 8.0.1.2; 8.0.1.3; 8.0.1.4; 9.0.0; 9.0.1.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Access Manager VendorIBM Affected 9.0; 9.0.0.1; 9.0.1; 7.0.0; 8.0.0; 8.0.0.1; 8.0.0.2; 8.0.0.3; 8.0.0.4; 8.0.0.5; 8.0.1; 8.0.1.2; 8.0.1.3; 8.0.1.4; 9.0.0; 9.0.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 21

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_9.0_firmware:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_9.0_firmware:9.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.0.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_9.0_firmware:9.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.1.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.0.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.0.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.0.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.0.5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware:8.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.1.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware:8.0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.1.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware:8.0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.1.3VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_9.0_firmware:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_9.0_firmware:9.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_9.0_firmware:9.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.1.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware:8.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.1.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware:8.0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.1.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware:8.0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.1.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 11 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware:8.0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.1.4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.0.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.0.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.0.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.0.5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.1.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.1.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.1.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.1.4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:h:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_appliance:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0Running onIBM
cpe:2.3:h:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_appliance:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0Running onIBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware:8.0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.1.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.1.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.1.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.1.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.1.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:h:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_appliance:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Running on ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:h:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_appliance:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Running on ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-2908
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8xx8-9g4g-c4q2

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2017-01174 OS command injection in IBM Security Access Manager CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2015-04215 IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.0.0 before FP19 and 8.0 before 8.0.1.3 IF3, and… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.0
  • TI-2017-01188 XML external entity injection in IBM Security Access Manager CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2016-02534 Cross-site request forgery in IBM Access Manager CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2016-02523 IBM Security Access Manager for Web could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2015-04209 The SSH implementation on IBM Security Access Manager for Web appliances 7.0 before 7.0.0… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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