# CVE-2016-5482: Other in n/a

> Remote attackers can compromise confidentiality and integrity in Oracle Commerce Guided Search via unspecified vectors.

- **Severity:** High 8.2 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Oct 2016
- **Updated:** 10 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m3mf-jf72-hcpp

## What is CVE-2016-5482?

CVE-2016-5482 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Commerce Guided Search, published on 25 Oct 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Commerce Guided Search component in Oracle Commerce 6.2.2, 6.3.0, 6.4.1.2, and 6.5.0 through 6.5.2 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality and integrity via unknown vectors.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5482?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Commerce Guided Search.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-5482?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5482 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-5482 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5482 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Commerce Guided Search

- [CVE-2022-22947](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22947/): VMware Spring Cloud Gateway Code Injection (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-71037](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-71037/): Missing authorization in Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2026-71036](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-71036/): Privilege escalation in Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-71038](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-71038/): Auth bypass in Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-21466](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21466/): Information disclosure in Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-5482 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-5482 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Commerce Guided Search, published on 25 Oct 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5482 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Commerce Guided Search. 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-2016-5482/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5482/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5482
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5482
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5482

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