CVE-2016-4312

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the XACML flow feature in WSO2 Identity Server 5.1.0 before WSO2-CARBON-PATCH-4.4.0-0231 allows remote authenticated users with access to XACML features to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks, or have unspecified other impact via a crafted XACML request to entitlement/eval-policy-submit.jsp. NOTE: this issue can be combined with CVE-2016-4311 to exploit the vulnerability without credentials.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-611

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/WSO2-IDENTITY-SERVER-v5.1.0-XML-External-Entity.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138329/WSO2-Identity-Server-5.1.0-XML-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539199/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92485Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.wso2.com/display/Security/Security+Advisory+WSO2-2016-0096Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40239/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/WSO2-IDENTITY-SERVER-v5.1.0-XML-External-Entity.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138329/WSO2-Identity-Server-5.1.0-XML-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539199/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92485Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.wso2.com/display/Security/Security+Advisory+WSO2-2016-0096Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40239/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Feb 17, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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