XML external entity injection in IBM Rational Rhapsody Design Manager
Priority LOW 39CWE-611Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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 Rhapsody DM 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 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 Reference #: 1999960.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01963 80th 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 | Rational Rhapsody Design Manager | 4.0.2; 4.0; 4.0.1; 4.0.3; 4.0.4; 4.0.5; 4.0.6; 5.0; 5.0.1; 6.0; 6.0.1; 6.0.2; 6.0.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| IBM | Rational Rhapsody Design Manager | 4.0.7; 5.0.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Rational Rhapsody Design Manager VendorIBM Affected 4.0.2; 4.0; 4.0.1; 4.0.3; 4.0.4; 4.0.5; 4.0.6; 5.0; 5.0.1; 6.0; 6.0.1; 6.0.2; 6.0.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Rational Rhapsody Design Manager VendorIBM Affected 4.0.7; 5.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 14
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_rhapsody_design_manager:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_rhapsody_design_manager:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_rhapsody_design_manager:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_rhapsody_design_manager:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_rhapsody_design_manager:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.4 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_rhapsody_design_manager:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.5 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_rhapsody_design_manager:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.6 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_rhapsody_design_manager:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.7 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_rhapsody_design_manager:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_rhapsody_design_manager:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_rhapsody_design_manager:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_rhapsody_design_manager:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_rhapsody_design_manager:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_rhapsody_design_manager:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_rhapsody_design_manager:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_rhapsody_design_manager:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_rhapsody_design_manager:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.6 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_rhapsody_design_manager:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.7 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_rhapsody_design_manager:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_rhapsody_design_manager:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 4 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_rhapsody_design_manager:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_rhapsody_design_manager:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_rhapsody_design_manager:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_rhapsody_design_manager:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_rhapsody_design_manager:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_rhapsody_design_manager:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_rhapsody_design_manager:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_rhapsody_design_manager:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9698
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gcxj-mhmw-gghw
References
More IBM Rational Rhapsody Design Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-10504 Server-side request forgery in IBM Engineering Workflow Management CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-03166 Path traversal in IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-07878 XML external entity injection in IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2016-07362 XML external entity injection in IBM Rational Rhapsody Design Manager CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2018-01340 IBM Rhapsody DM 5.0 through 5.0.2 and 6.0 through 6.0.5 is vulnerable to a XML External… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2015-06189 IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) 3.0.1 before 3.0.1.6 iFix7 Interim… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2016-9698 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-9698 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gcxj-mhmw-gghw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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