High severity · published Oct 5, 2016
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…
7.5
CVSS
4.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 object.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.1% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
Websphere Application Server · Ibm
7.0; 7.0.0.0; 7.0.0.1; 7.0.0.2; 7.0.0.3; 7.0.0.4; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5983
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5983
Broken Link
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI62375
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93162
Patch
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21990060
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