What is CVE-2016-5954?

CVE-2016-5954 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere_portal, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-09-12.

How severe is CVE-2016-5954?

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

Vulnerability in Ibm Websphere_portal

CVE-2016-5954

IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1.0 through 6.1.0.6 CF27, 6.1.5 through 6.1.5.3 CF27, 7.0.0 through 7.0.0.2 CF30, 8.0.0 through 8.0.0.1 CF21, and 8.5.0 before CF12 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service by uploading temporar…

EPSS: 0.013 (67.4th 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:N/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Websphere_portal — versions 6.1.0.0, 6.1.0.1, 6.1.0.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@us.ibm.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, Not Applicable, x_refsource_AIXAPAR)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5954?: CVE-2016-5954 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere_portal, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-09-12.
How severe is CVE-2016-5954?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.