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CVE-2016-2945

Published: Jul 08, 2016 | Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2945
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

The API Discovery implementation in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 8.5.5.8 through 8.5.5.9 Liberty before Liberty Fix Pack 16.0.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via an external reference in a Swagger document.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Websphere_application_serverIbm8.5.5.8 (including)8.5.5.8 (including)
Websphere_application_serverIbm8.5.5.9 (including)8.5.5.9 (including)

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