CVE-2016-5983

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-10-05 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-284

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.0 before 7.0.0.43, 8.0 before 8.0.0.13, 8.5 before 8.5.5.11, 9.0 before 9.0.0.2, and Liberty before 16.0.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Java code via a crafted serialized object.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: 7.0, 7.0.0.0, 7.0.0.1, 7.0.0.2, 7.0.0.3, 7.0.0.4 (+62)

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI62375
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93162
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21990060
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI62375
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93162
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21990060

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