What is CVE-2016-2914?

CVE-2016-2914 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2016-08-08.

How severe is CVE-2016-2914?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing

CVE-2016-2914

Unrestricted 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.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.013 (67.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Ibm Engineering_lifecycle_optimization_-_publishing — versions 2.0.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2914?: CVE-2016-2914 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2016-08-08.
How severe is CVE-2016-2914?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.