CVE-2016-0219· NVD / CVE Program· CNA ibm

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in IBM Rational Team Concert 3.0 before 3.0.1.6 iFix7 Interim Fix 1, 4.0 before 4.0.7 iFix10, 5.0 be

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in IBM Rational Team Concert 3.0 before 3.0.1.6 iFix7 Interim Fix 1, 4.0 before 4.0.7 iFix10, 5.0 before 5.0.2 iFix15, and 6.0 before 6.0.1 iFix4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via crafted XML data. IBM X-Force ID: 109693.

MediumCVSS 6.5 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded

Published: Jan 16, 2018
Updated: Jun 16, 2026
EPSS: 1.2% · 68th percentile
CWE: CWE-611

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Low priority for now.

CVSS: 26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 0 / 30 · 1.2%

Affected systems

Vendor	Product	CPE
ibm	rational quality manager	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_quality_manager
ibm	rational requirements composer	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_requirements_composer
ibm	rational doors next generation	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_doors_next_generation
ibm	rational team concert	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_team_concert
ibm	rational collaborative lifecycle management	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_collaborative_lifecycle_management
ibm	rational engineering lifecycle manager	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_engineering_lifecycle_manager
ibm	rational rhapsody design manager	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_rhapsody_design_manager
ibm	rational software architect design manager	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_software_architect_design_manager

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

ibm rational collaborative lifecycle management3.0.1
ibm rational collaborative lifecycle management3.0.1.1
ibm rational collaborative lifecycle management3.0.1.2
ibm rational collaborative lifecycle management3.0.1.3
ibm rational collaborative lifecycle management3.0.1.4
ibm rational collaborative lifecycle management3.0.1.5
ibm rational collaborative lifecycle management3.0.1.6
ibm rational collaborative lifecycle management4.0
ibm rational collaborative lifecycle management4.0.1
ibm rational collaborative lifecycle management4.0.2
ibm rational collaborative lifecycle management4.0.3
ibm rational collaborative lifecycle management4.0.4
ibm rational collaborative lifecycle management4.0.5
ibm rational collaborative lifecycle management4.0.6
ibm rational collaborative lifecycle management4.0.7
ibm rational collaborative lifecycle management5.0
ibm rational collaborative lifecycle management5.0.1
ibm rational collaborative lifecycle management5.0.2
ibm rational collaborative lifecycle management6.0
ibm rational collaborative lifecycle management6.0.1

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

IBMHackerOne · disclosure only (VDP)

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
A low-privileged account is enough.
No user action is required.
No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high · the service can be disrupted

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: None
Integrity impact: None
Availability impact: High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-611 · Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Attack patterns (CAPEC)

Data Serialization External Entities BlowupCAPEC-221

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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