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TI-2016-07866 Aliases CVE-2016-9691GHSA-5v3w-gv84-5cv3

XML external entity injection in IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-611Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution 7.0.0 and 7.5.0.0 is 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 X-Force ID: 119515.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01412 72nd 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
IBMWebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration7.0.0. 7.5.0.0—No fix listedCNA
  • WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration VendorIBM Affected 7.0.0. 7.5.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_cast_iron_solution:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_cast_iron_solution:7.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_cast_iron_solution:7.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_cast_iron_solution:7.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.5.0.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_cast_iron_solution:7.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.5.0.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_cast_iron_solution:7.5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.5.1.0VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_cast_iron_solution:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_cast_iron_solution:7.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_cast_iron_solution:7.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_cast_iron_solution:7.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_cast_iron_solution:7.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_cast_iron_solution:7.5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5.1.0 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9691
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5v3w-gv84-5cv3

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2016-07867 Improper input validation in IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.6

Sources

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