CVE-2016-9693

Summary

CVECVE-2016-9693
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneribm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-07 17:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionIBM Business Process Manager 7.5, 8.0, and 8.5 has a file download capability that is vulnerable to a set of attacks. Ultimately, an attacker can cause an unauthenticated victim to download a malicious payload. An existing file type restriction can be bypassed so that the payload might be considered executable and cause damage on the victim's machine. IBM Reference #: 1998655.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.1 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | Gain Access


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 7.5.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 7.5.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 7.5.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 7.5.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 7.5.0.1 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 7.5.0.1 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 7.5.0.1 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 7.5.0.1 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 7.5.1.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 7.5.1.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 7.5.1.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 7.5.1.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 7.5.1.1 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 7.5.1.1 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 7.5.1.1 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 7.5.1.1 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 7.5.1.2 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 7.5.1.2 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 7.5.1.2 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 7.5.1.2 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.0.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.0.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.0.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.0.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.0.1.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.0.1.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.0.1.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.0.1.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.0.1.1 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.0.1.1 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.0.1.1 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.0.1.1 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.0.1.2 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.0.1.2 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.0.1.2 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.0.1.2 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.0.1.3 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.0.1.3 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.0.1.3 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.0.1.3 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.5.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.5.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.5.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.5.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.5.0.1 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.5.0.1 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.5.0.1 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.5.0.1 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.5.0.2 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.5.0.2 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.5.0.2 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.5.0.2 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.5.5.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.5.5.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.5.5.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.5.5.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.5.6.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.5.6.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.5.6.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.5.6.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.5.6.2 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.5.6.2 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.5.6.2 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.5.6.2 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.5.7.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.5.7.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.5.7.0 All All All
Application Ibm Business Process Manager 8.5.7.0 All All All
Application Ibm Websphere 7.2 All All All
Application Ibm Websphere 7.2.0.1 All All All
Application Ibm Websphere 7.2.0.2 All All All
Application Ibm Websphere 7.2.0.3 All All All
Application Ibm Websphere 7.2.0.4 All All All
Application Ibm Websphere 7.2.0.5 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA IBM Corporation Business Process Manager Advanced affected 7.5 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Business Process Manager Advanced affected 7.5.0.1 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Business Process Manager Advanced affected 7.5.1 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Business Process Manager Advanced affected 7.5.1.1 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Business Process Manager Advanced affected 7.5.1.2 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Business Process Manager Advanced affected 8.0 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Business Process Manager Advanced affected 8.0.1 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Business Process Manager Advanced affected 8.0.1.1 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Business Process Manager Advanced affected 8.0.1.2 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Business Process Manager Advanced affected 8.5 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Business Process Manager Advanced affected 8.5.0.1 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Business Process Manager Advanced affected 8.5.5 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Business Process Manager Advanced affected 8.0.1.3 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Business Process Manager Advanced affected 8.5.6 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Business Process Manager Advanced affected 8.5.0.2 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Business Process Manager Advanced affected 8.5.7 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Business Process Manager Advanced affected 8.5.7.CF201609 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Business Process Manager Advanced affected 8.5.6.1 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Business Process Manager Advanced affected 8.5.6.2 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Business Process Manager Advanced affected 8.5.7.CF201606 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Business Process Manager Advanced affected 8.5.7.CF201612 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Bulletin: Malicious File Download vulnerability in IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) and WebSphere Lombardi Edition (WLE) - CVE-2016-9693 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ibm.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Multiple IBM Products CVE-2016-9693 Unspecified Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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