What is CVE-2016-2996?

CVE-2016-2996 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security_privileged_identity_manager, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-11-24.

How severe is CVE-2016-2996?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Ibm Security_privileged_identity_manager

CVE-2016-2996

IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager 2.0 before 2.0.2 FP8, when Virtual Appliance is used, allows remote authenticated users to append to arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.009 (54.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Security_privileged_identity_manager — versions 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2996?: CVE-2016-2996 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security_privileged_identity_manager, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-11-24.
How severe is CVE-2016-2996?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.