CVE-2016-3033

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-12-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-611

Description

IBM AppScan Source 8.7 through 9.0.3.3 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (memory consumption) 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 Appscan Source: 8.7, 8.7.0.1, 8.8, 9.0, 9.0.0.1, 9.0.1 (+5)

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21987326
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92388
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21987326
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92388

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