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CVE-2016-3039

Status: ModifiedHigh (8.1)—

IBM Traveler 8.x and 9.x before 9.0.1.12 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via XML data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

IBM — Traveler

CWEs

References

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  "id": "CVE-2016-3039",
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          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C",
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      "value": "IBM Traveler 8.x and 9.x before 9.0.1.12 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via XML data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue."
    },
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      "value": "IBM Traveler 8.x y 9.x en versiones anteriores a 9.0.1.12 permite a usuarios remotos autenticados leer archivos arbitrarios o provocar una denegación de servicio (consumo de memoria) a través de datos XML contenedores de una declaración de entidad externa en conjunción con una referencia a entidad, relacionada con un caso XML External Entity (XXE)."
    }
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:44:51.723",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "psirt@us.ibm.com"
}