XML external entity injection in IBM Cram Social Program Management
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-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 Curam Social Program Management 6.0 and 7.0 are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information or consume all available memory resources. IBM Reference #: 2000833.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0208 81st 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Cram Social Program Management | 6.0.4; 6.0.5; 6.0; 5.2; 4.5; 6.0.3; 6.1; 5.2.6; 6.0.1; 6.1.0; 6.1.1; 6.2.0; 7.0.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cram Social Program Management VendorIBM Affected 6.0.4; 6.0.5; 6.0; 5.2; 4.5; 6.0.3; 6.1; 5.2.6; 6.0.1; 6.1.0; 6.1.1; 6.2.0; 7.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 39
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:5.2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2 sp1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:5.2:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2 sp4 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:5.2:sp6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2 sp6 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 sp2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.4.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.4.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.4.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.4.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:5.2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 sp1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:5.2:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 sp4 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:5.2:sp6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 sp6 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 sp2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.4.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.4.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.4.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.4.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 29 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.4.4 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.4.5 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.4.6 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.4.7 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.4.8 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.5 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.5.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.5.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.5.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.5.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.5.4 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.5.5 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.5.6 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.5.7 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.5.8 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.5.9 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.0.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.0.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.1.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.1.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.1.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.1.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2.0.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2.0.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:7.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.4.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.4.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.4.6 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.4.7 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.4.8 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.5.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.5.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.5.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.5.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.5.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.5.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.5.6 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.5.7 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.5.8 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.0.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.5.9 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.0.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.1.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.1.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.1.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.1.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:6.2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management:7.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-6111
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c496-j49j-763x
References
More IBM Curam Social Program Management vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-06647 Insufficient session expiration in IBM Curam Social Program Management CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-06648 Insufficient session expiration in IBM Curam Social Program Management CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-07272 IBM Curam Social Program Management 6.0 SP2 before EP26, 6.0.4 before 6.0.4.5iFix10 and… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-04162 Cross-site request forgery in IBM Curam SPM CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-01731 Cross-site request forgery in IBM Cram Social Program Management CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-04044 XML external entity injection in IBM Curam SPM CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2016-6111 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-6111 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c496-j49j-763x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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