THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2016-9044
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2016-9044

Webfocus vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
3.8%
EPSS pct
89th
Exploited
No known
An exploitable command execution vulnerability exists in Information Builders WebFOCUS Business Intelligence Portal 8.1 . A specially crafted web parameter can cause a command injection. An authenticated attacker can send a crafted web request to trigger this vulnerability.
Affected vendor
Informationbuilders
Affected product
Webfocus
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2018-09-07

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.8% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-9044

  • Confirm whether Informationbuilders Webfocus is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-9044.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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