CVE-2016-0254 json
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1 and 10.2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error…
published 2017-06-07 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-0289
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.9%
- EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1 and 10.2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume all available CPU resources and cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 110563.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
1.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Affected products
- IBM Cognos Business Intelligence
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
References
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ibm.com
/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22004036
patch, vendor-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/110563
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/98971
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-0254
- NVD CVE-2016-0254
Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.