# CVE-2016-5945: File upload in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can upload non-executable files to IBM Spectrum Control via crafted HTTP requests, potentially altering stored data.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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:** 26 Sep 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7r8g-3jfx-2x6j

## What is CVE-2016-5945?

CVE-2016-5945 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Sep 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Spectrum Control (formerly Tivoli Storage Productivity Center) 5.2.x before 5.2.11 allows remote authenticated users to upload non-executable files via a crafted HTTP request.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5945?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ibm Spectrum Control, Ibm Tivoli Storage Productivity Center.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-5945?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5945 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-5945 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5945 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2016-8941](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8941/): Cross-site request forgery in Spectrum Control Standard Select Edition (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-4071](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4071/): Command injection in Spectrum Control Standard Edition (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2016-5946](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5946/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2019-4137](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4137/): Cross-site scripting in Spectrum Control Standard Edition (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2019-4138](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4138/): Information disclosure in Spectrum Control Standard Edition (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-5945 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-5945 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Sep 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-2016-5945 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-2016-5945/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5945/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5945
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5945
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5945

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