IBM FileNet Workplace up to 4.0.2.14 xml external entity reference

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in IBM FileNet Workplace up to 4.0.2.14. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-3055. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM FileNet Workplace up to 4.0.2.14. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml external entity reference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-611. The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM FileNet Workplace 4.0.2 before 4.0.2.14 LA012 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

The bug was discovered 08/09/2016. The weakness was presented 12/01/2016 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-01.ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-3055 since 03/09/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 114 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 92411†). See VDB-93922 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Vendor

• IBM

Name

• FileNet Workplace

Version

• 4.0.2.0
• 4.0.2.1
• 4.0.2.2
• 4.0.2.3
• 4.0.2.4
• 4.0.2.5
• 4.0.2.6
• 4.0.2.7
• 4.0.2.8
• 4.0.2.9
• 4.0.2.10
• 4.0.2.11
• 4.0.2.12
• 4.0.2.13
• 4.0.2.14

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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