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CVE-2016-2914

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-2914 describes an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the Document Builder component of IBM Rational Publishing Engine (RPENG) 2.0.1 prior to ifix002. This flaw allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading files with unexpected extensions. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.4), it requires low privileges and network access, potentially leading to limited impact on integrity and availability. Despite its age, there is no public exploit code, Metasploit modules, or evidence of active exploitation, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_optimization_-_publishing:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.4MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.5
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.28%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
67.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0128 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 21,957 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/92334