What is CVE-2016-2945?

CVE-2016-2945 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere_application_server, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-07-08.

How severe is CVE-2016-2945?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ibm Websphere_application_server

CVE-2016-2945

The API Discovery implementation in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 8.5.5.8 through 8.5.5.9 Liberty before Liberty Fix Pack 16.0.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via an external reference in a Swagger documen…

EPSS: 0.006 (70.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Websphere_application_server — versions 8.5.5.8, 8.5.5.9
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

91517 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
PI62450 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_AIXAPAR)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2945?: CVE-2016-2945 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere_application_server, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-07-08.
How severe is CVE-2016-2945?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.