CVE-2016-1343 The XML parser in Cisco Information Server (CIS) 6.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an external entity declaration in con...

CriticalCVSS 10.0 EPSS 1.6%

Published: 2016-04-30 13:00
Updated: 2026-06-17 03:41
Exploit status: No public exploit known

Description

The XML parser in Cisco Information Server (CIS) 6.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue, aka Bug ID CSCuy39059.

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
cisco information server	= 6.2_base	No fix listed

References

20160428 Cisco Information Server XML Parser Denial of Service Vulnerability vendor-advisory

CVSS v3.0

10.0 Critical

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: High

All scores (2)

v3.0 10.0 · nvd@nist.gov
v2.0 6.4 · nvd@nist.gov

Weakness & likelihood

EPSS (exploitation probability, 30 days): 1.57% (percentile 75.8)
CWE: Not classified

Public exploit references

Metadata only. CVERadar never hosts or runs exploit code.

No public exploit references known.