CVE-2016-9692

8.6 HIGH
Published: May 05, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21998014
Source: psirt@us.ibm.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98337
Source: psirt@us.ibm.com
Broken Link
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21998014
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98337
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.6 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.6%
73th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

ibm