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TI-2016-07877 Aliases CVE-2016-9706GHSA-47c8-72rj-qg9x

XML external entity injection in IBM Integration Bus

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 Integration Bus 9.0 and 10.0 and WebSphere Message Broker SOAP FLOWS 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 #: 1997918.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0176 78th 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
IBMIntegration Bus9.0.0.0; 9.0; 10; 10.0; 9—No fix listedCNA
  • Integration Bus VendorIBM Affected 9.0.0.0; 9.0; 10; 10.0; 9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:integration_bus:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:integration_bus:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:integration_bus:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:integration_bus:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9706
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-47c8-72rj-qg9x

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2025-24634 IBM Integration Bus for z/OS code injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2017-01324 Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in IBM Integration Bus CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2024-14913 IBM Integration Bus for z/OS denial of service CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2018-01590 XML external entity injection in IBM Integration Bus CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2016-07377 IBM WebSphere Message Broker 9.0 and 10.0 could allow a remote attacker to hijack the… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2016-07315 Credentials management flaw in IBM Integration Bus CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9
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Sources

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