CVE-2016-2945 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the API Discovery implementation of IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Liberty versions 8.5.5.8 through 8.5.5.9, prior to Fix Pack 16.0.0.2. A remote authenticated user can exploit this by injecting an external reference into a Swagger document. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-based attack with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requiring high attack complexity and low privileges. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.5.5.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.5.8:*:*:*:liberty:*:*:* | ||
8.5.5.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.5.9:*:*:*:liberty:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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