CVE-2016-9692 — HIGH (8.6) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution 7.0.0 and 7.5.0.0 is vulnerable to External Service Interaction attack, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to induce the application to perform server-side DNS lookups or HTTP requests to arbitrary domain names. By submitting suitable payloads, an attacker can cause the application server to attack other systems that it can interact with. IBM X-Force ID: 119516.

CVSS Score

8.6

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ibm	Websphere Cast Iron Solution	7.0.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21998014PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98337Broken Link
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21998014PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98337Broken Link

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-9692?

CVE-2016-9692 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.6 (HIGH). IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution 7.0.0 and 7.5.0.0 is vulnerable to External Service Interaction attack, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vuln...

How severe is CVE-2016-9692?

CVE-2016-9692 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.6/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-9692?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Ibm Websphere Cast Iron Solution.