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TI-2016-04680 Aliases CVE-2016-5402GHSA-6p9p-cwcr-3xj6

Code injection in [UNKNOWN] cfme

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

A code injection flaw was found in the way capacity and utilization imported control files are processed. A remote, authenticated attacker with access to the capacity and utilization feature could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code as the user CFME runs as.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05931 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
[UNKNOWN]cfmeall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • cfme Vendor[UNKNOWN] Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_management_engine:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_management_engine:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2016:2839 Released 2016-11-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    CFME 5.6.3 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • CloudForms Management Engine 5.6 cfme-5.6.3.3-1.el7cf, cfme-appliance-5.6.3.3-1.el7cf, cfme-gemset-5.6.3.3-1.el7cf +5

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
CloudForms Management Engine 5.6Fixed RHSA-2016:2839

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5402
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6p9p-cwcr-3xj6

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2019-03828 Path traversal in Rails https://github.com/rails/rails KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-08592 The XML-RPC server in supervisor before 3.0.1, 3.1.x before 3.1.4, 3.2.x before 3.2.4… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-08480 jQuery before 3.4.0, as used in Drupal, Backdrop CMS, and other products, mishandles… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2018-05593 transport.py in the SSH server implementation of Paramiko before 1.17.6, 1.18.x before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-02756 Path traversal in HackerOne Sprockets CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-00978 Improper input validation in postgresql CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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