# CVE-2016-2914: File upload in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary code by uploading files with unexpected extensions in IBM Rational Publishing Engine.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Aug 2016
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w4wp-6qmf-wvch

## What is CVE-2016-2914?

CVE-2016-2914 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Aug 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the Document Builder in IBM Rational Publishing Engine (aka RPENG) 2.0.1 before ifix002 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by specifying an unexpected file extension.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2914?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-2914?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2914 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-2914 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2914 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-39019](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39019/): Information disclosure in Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2021-39017](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39017/): File upload in Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing (medium 5.7)
- [CVE-2021-39015](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39015/): Cross-site scripting in Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2021-39028](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39028/): Cross-site scripting in Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2019-4431](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4431/): Cross-site scripting in Rational Publishing Engine (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-2914 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-2914 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Aug 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2914 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2914/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2914/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2914
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2914
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2914

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