# CVE-2016-2942: Command injection in UrbanCode Deploy

> An authenticated attacker with special permissions can craft scripts to execute arbitrary processes on remote agent machines in IBM UrbanCode Deploy.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 1 Feb 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mr5v-83xw-vqxr

## What is CVE-2016-2942?

CVE-2016-2942 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Ibm Urbancode Deploy, published on 1 Feb 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM UrbanCode Deploy could allow an authenticated attacker with special permissions to craft a script on the server in a way that will cause processes to run on a remote UCD agent machine.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2942?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Urbancode Deploy.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-2942?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2942 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-2942 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2942 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Urbancode Deploy

- [CVE-2016-8938](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8938/): File upload in UrbanCode Deploy (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2014-8900](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8900/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-4481](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4481/): XML external entity in UrbanCode Deploy (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2016-0271](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0271/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2017-1149](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1149/): XML external entity in UrbanCode Deploy (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-2942 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-2942 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Ibm Urbancode Deploy, published on 1 Feb 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2942 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Urbancode Deploy. 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-2016-2942/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2942/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2942
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2942
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2942

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