{"id":"CVE-2016-2914","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-2914","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T17:57:44.899Z","title":"Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the Document Builder in IBM Rational Publishing Engine (aka RPENG) 2.0.1 before ifix002 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by specifying an unexpected file extension.","description":"Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the Document Builder in IBM Rational Publishing Engine (aka RPENG) 2.0.1 before ifix002 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by specifying an unexpected file extension.","published":"2016-08-08T01:59:09.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:44:40.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@us.ibm.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.4,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L"},"cwe":["CWE-434"],"affected":["ibm/engineering lifecycle optimization - publishing"],"epss":{"score":0.01281,"percentile":0.69849,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.28%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21988263","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92334","source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21988263","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92334","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2914","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}