CVE-2016-5954 Denial of service in n/a
Authenticated users can cause a denial of service in IBM WebSphere Portal by uploading temporary files, requiring a patch to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-5954?
CVE-2016-5954 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Portal, published on 12 Sep 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1.0 through 6.1.0.6 CF27, 6.1.5 through 6.1.5.3 CF27, 7.0.0 through 7.0.0.2 CF30, 8.0.0 through 8.0.0.1 CF21, and 8.5.0 before CF12 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service by uploading temporary files.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5954?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Websphere Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5954?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5954 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-5954 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5954 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Portal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f2v6-g3vm-r6fg.