CVE-2016-5954 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting multiple versions of IBM WebSphere Portal, including 6.1.0 through 6.1.0.6 CF27, 6.1.5 through 6.1.5.3 CF27, 7.0.0 through 7.0.0.2 CF30, 8.0.0 through 8.0.0.1 CF21, and 8.5.0 before CF12. Authenticated remote attackers can exploit this flaw by uploading temporary files, leading to a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires authentication, but can result in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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