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Openam CVE-2016-10097

HIGH
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (CWE-611)
2017-01-02 cve@mitre.org
XXE Openam
7.5
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Jan 02, 2017 - 09:59 cve.org
HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability in /SSOPOST/metaAlias/%realm%/idpv2 in OpenAM - Access Management 10.1.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the SAMLRequest parameter.

AnalysisAI

XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability in /SSOPOST/metaAlias/%realm%/idpv2 in OpenAM - Access Management 10.1.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the SAMLRequest parameter. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as XML External Entity (XXE) (CWE-611), which allows attackers to read arbitrary files or perform SSRF through XML processing. XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability in /SSOPOST/metaAlias/%realm%/idpv2 in OpenAM - Access Management 10.1.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the SAMLRequest parameter. Affected products include: Forgerock Openam.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Disable external entity processing in XML parsers, use JSON instead of XML where possible.

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