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Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published Feb 29, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-0245

CVE-2016-0245

Description

The XML parser in IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0.x before 8.0.0.1 CF20 and 8.5.x before 8.5.0.0 CF10 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service via an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

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Affected products

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  • IBM/Websphere Portal4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:8.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:8.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <8.0.0.1 CF20, <8.5.0.0 CF10

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