CVE-2016-5971 is an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager (ISPIM) Virtual Appliance versions 2.x before 2.0.2 FP8. Authenticated remote attackers can exploit this to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service through memory exhaustion. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.1 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low privileges, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact and low availability impact. There is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_privileged_identity_manager_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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:L
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