VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-4312
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability6.00%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-02-17
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the XACML flow feature in WSO2 Identity Server 5.1.0 before WSO2-CARBON-PATCH-4.4.0-0231 allows remote authenticated users with access to XACML features to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks, or have unspecified other impact via a crafted XACML request to entitlement/eval-policy-submit.jsp. NOTE: this issue can be combined with CVE-2016-4311 to exploit the vulnerability without credentials.
Weakness classification
- CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Primary references
- cret@cert.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- cret@cert.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cret@cert.org
- cret@cert.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cret@cert.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cret@cert.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry