What is CVE-2016-5945?

CVE-2016-5945 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Control, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2016-09-26.

How severe is CVE-2016-5945?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Control

CVE-2016-5945

IBM Spectrum Control (formerly Tivoli Storage Productivity Center) 5.2.x before 5.2.11 allows remote authenticated users to upload non-executable files via a crafted HTTP request.

Published 2016-09-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (62.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 62.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Spectrum Control — versions 5.2.8, 5.2.9, 5.2.10
IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center — versions 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.2.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/93082 (vdb-entry)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5945?: CVE-2016-5945 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Control, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2016-09-26.
How severe is CVE-2016-5945?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.