CVE-2016-9706

IBM Integration Bus 9.0 and 10.0 and WebSphere Message Broker SOAP FLOWS is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information or consume all available memory resources. IBM Reference #: 1997918.

Published: 2017-02-15 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-9706 is rated Moderate Risk (64/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.76%). EPSS rose +1.37% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-9706

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.39% 1.76% +1.37%
2 2025-03-30 0.94% 0.39% -0.54%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.94% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-9706

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.1 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.2 [email protected]
8.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 7.8 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-9706

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-9706

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm integration_bus 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:integration_bus:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm integration_bus 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:integration_bus:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_message_broker 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-9706

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