CVE-2016-0254 describes a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence versions 10.1 and 10.2, stemming from an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error. An authenticated remote attacker could exploit this flaw by submitting specially crafted XML data, leading to excessive CPU consumption and a DoS condition. Rated with a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, requiring only authenticated access to impact availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.2.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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