CVE-2016-0284

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-11-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-611

Description

The XML parser in IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 3.0.1.6 before iFix8, 4.0 before 4.0.7 iFix11, 5.0 before 5.0.2 iFix18, and 6.0 before 6.0.2 iFix5; Rational Quality Manager 3.0.1.6 before iFix8, 4.0 before 4.0.7 iFix11, 5.0 before 5.0.2 iFix18, and 6.0 before 6.0.2 iFix5; Rational Team Concert 3.0.1.6 before iFix8, 4.0 before 4.0.7 iFix11, 5.0 before 5.0.2 iFix18, and 6.0 before 6.0.2 iFix5; Rational DOORS Next Generation 4.0 before 4.0.7 iFix11, 5.0 before 5.0.2 iFix18, and 6.0 before 6.0.2 iFix5; Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager 4.x before 4.0.7 iFix11, 5.0 before 5.0.2 iFix18, and 6.0 before 6.0.2 iFix5; Rational Rhapsody Design Manager 4.0 before 4.0.7 iFix11, 5.0 before 5.0.2 iFix18, and 6.0 before 6.0.2 iFix5; and Rational Software Architect Design Manager 4.0 before 4.0.7 iFix11, 5.0 before 5.0.2 iFix18, and 6.0 before 6.0.2 iFix5 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Affected products

IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management: 3.0.1.6, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4 (+9)
IBM Rational DOORS Next Generation: 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.5 (+8)
IBM Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager: 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.5 (+8)
IBM Rational Quality Manager: 3.0.1.6, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4 (+9)
IBM Corporation Rational Rhapsody Design Manager: 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.5 (+8)
IBM Rational Software Architect Design Manager: 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.5 (+8)
IBM Rational Team Concert: 3.0.1.6, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4 (+9)

References

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