6.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-5939
IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud SQL Injection Vulnerability
Description

IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 1, 2017, 8:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 8, 2017, 5:39 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-5939 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ibm kenexa_lms_on_cloud
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-5939.

URL Resource
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21992129 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93523 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-5939 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms_on_cloud:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms_on_cloud:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms_on_cloud:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms_on_cloud:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms_on_cloud:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms_on_cloud:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms_on_cloud:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms_on_cloud:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 05, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93523 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93523 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21992129 No Types Assigned http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21992129 Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-89
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93523 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} 0.00%

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0.37832

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