CVE-2016-5990

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Published Feb 1, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance allows an authenticated user to upload malicious files that would be automatically executed by the server.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM Corporation

Privileged Identity Manager

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.0.1`	affected	—
`1.0.1.1`	affected	—
`2.0.0`	affected	—
`2.0.1`	affected	—
`2.0.2`	affected	—
`2.1.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_privileged_identity_manager:2.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_privileged_identity_manager:2.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-6924	IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance allows an authenticated user to upload malicious files that would be automatically executed by the server.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.642% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996614
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95199

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Security Privileged Identity Manager

Weaknesses

CWE-284

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:15 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Feb 1, 2017, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:15 AM
Reserved: Jun 29, 2016, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:50 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 1, 2017, 8:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:50 AM

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