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

Published 2016-08-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (69.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing — versions 2.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/92334 (vdb-entry)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (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.