What is CVE-2016-5983?

CVE-2016-5983 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere_application_server, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-10-05.

How severe is CVE-2016-5983?

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

Is CVE-2016-5983 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Ibm Websphere_application_server

CVE-2016-5983

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.0 before 7.0.0.43, 8.0 before 8.0.0.13, 8.5 before 8.5.5.11, 9.0 before 9.0.0.2, and Liberty before 16.0.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Java code via a crafted serialized…

EPSS: 0.138 (94.4th 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 7.0, 7.0.0.0, 7.0.0.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
PI62375 (vendor-advisory, Broken Link, x_refsource_AIXAPAR)
93162 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5983?: CVE-2016-5983 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere_application_server, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-10-05.
How severe is CVE-2016-5983?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-5983 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.