What is CVE-2016-5994?

CVE-2016-5994 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Infosphere_information_server, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-02-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-5994?

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

Information disclosure in Ibm Infosphere_information_server

CVE-2016-5994

IBM InfoSphere Information Server contains a vulnerability that would allow an authenticated user to browse any file on the engine tier, and examine its contents.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.003 (52.3th 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:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Infosphere_information_server — versions 11.5
Ibm Corporation Infosphere Information Server — versions 8.7, 8.1, 11.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@us.ibm.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5994?: CVE-2016-5994 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Infosphere_information_server, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-5994?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.