What is CVE-2016-8986?

CVE-2016-8986 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere_mq, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-02-22.

How severe is CVE-2016-8986?

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

Vulnerability in Ibm Websphere_mq

CVE-2016-8986

IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 could allow an authenticated user with access to the queue manager to bring down MQ channels using specially crafted HTTP requests. IBM Reference #: 1998648.

EPSS: 0.002 (42.4th 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_mq — versions 8.0, 8.0.0.0, 8.0.0.1
Ibm Corporation Websphere Mq — versions 8.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8986?: CVE-2016-8986 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere_mq, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-02-22.
How severe is CVE-2016-8986?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.