CVE-2016-3033 is an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting IBM AppScan Source versions 8.7 through 9.0.3.3. This flaw allows remote authenticated attackers to read arbitrary files or trigger a denial of service by submitting specially crafted XML documents. With a CVSS v3 score of 8.1 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction, potentially leading to high confidentiality and availability impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:appscan_source:8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:appscan_source:8.7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:appscan_source:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:appscan_source:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:appscan_source:9.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.