CVE-2016-2914

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-2914
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneribm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-08-08 01:59:09 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionUnrestricted file upload vulnerability in the Document Builder in IBM Rational Publishing Engine (aka RPENG) 2.0.1 before ifix002 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by specifying an unexpected file extension.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-434 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
2.0[email protected]Primary5.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibm Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing 2.0.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities affect Document Builder component in IBM Rational Publishing Engine (CVE-2016-2912, CVE-2016-2914) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
IBM Rational Publishing Engine CVE-2016-2914 Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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