CVE-2016-2945

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-07-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The API Discovery implementation in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 8.5.5.8 through 8.5.5.9 Liberty before Liberty Fix Pack 16.0.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via an external reference in a Swagger document.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: 8.5.5.8, 8.5.5.9

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI62450
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21984502
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91517
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI62450
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21984502
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91517

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