# CVE-2016-5533: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can compromise confidentiality and integrity in Oracle Primavera P6 due to improper access controls.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** 25 Oct 2016
- **Updated:** 10 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g6jf-px93-6cvf

## What is CVE-2016-5533?

CVE-2016-5533 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management, published on 25 Oct 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management component in Oracle Primavera Products Suite 8.4, 15.x, and 16.x allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality and integrity via unknown vectors.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5533?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-5533?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5533 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-5533 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5533 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management

- [CVE-2017-3324](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3324/): Missing authorization in Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2017-3503](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3503/): Deserialization in Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2019-3020](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3020/): Cross-site scripting in Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2024-21095](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21095/): Information disclosure in Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2017-3583](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3583/): Cross-site request forgery in Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-5533 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-5533 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management, published on 25 Oct 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-2016-5533 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management. 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-2016-5533/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5533/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5533
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5533
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5533

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