CVE-2016-5983 is a critical vulnerability affecting IBM WebSphere Application Server versions 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0, and Liberty, allowing remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Java code. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.5) has a low attack complexity and requires authentication, but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high FAUCET Risk Score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.