high
7.5
CWE
284
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2016-2942

First published: Wed Feb 01 2017(Updated: )

IBM UrbanCode Deploy could allow an authenticated attacker with special permissions to craft a script on the server in a way that will cause processes to run on a remote UCD agent machine.

Credit: psirt@us.ibm.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
IBM UrbanCode=6.0
IBM UrbanCode=6.0.1
IBM UrbanCode=6.0.1.1
IBM UrbanCode=6.0.1.2
IBM UrbanCode=6.0.1.3
IBM UrbanCode=6.0.1.4
IBM UrbanCode=6.0.1.5
IBM UrbanCode=6.0.1.6
IBM UrbanCode=6.0.1.7
IBM UrbanCode=6.0.1.8
IBM UrbanCode=6.0.1.9
IBM UrbanCode=6.0.1.10
IBM UrbanCode=6.0.1.11
IBM UrbanCode=6.0.1.12
IBM UrbanCode=6.0.1.13
IBM UrbanCode=6.0.1.14
IBM UrbanCode=6.1
IBM UrbanCode=6.1.0.1
IBM UrbanCode=6.1.0.2
IBM UrbanCode=6.1.0.3
IBM UrbanCode=6.1.0.4
IBM UrbanCode=6.1.1
IBM UrbanCode=6.1.1.1
IBM UrbanCode=6.1.1.2
IBM UrbanCode=6.1.1.3
IBM UrbanCode=6.1.1.4
IBM UrbanCode=6.1.1.5
IBM UrbanCode=6.1.1.6
IBM UrbanCode=6.1.1.7
IBM UrbanCode=6.1.1.8
IBM UrbanCode=6.1.2
IBM UrbanCode=6.1.3
IBM UrbanCode=6.1.3.1
IBM UrbanCode=6.1.3.2
IBM UrbanCode=6.1.3.3
IBM UrbanCode=6.2.0.0
IBM UrbanCode=6.2.0.1
IBM UrbanCode=6.2.0.2
IBM UrbanCode=6.2.1
IBM UrbanCode=6.2.1.1
IBM UrbanCode=6.2.2
IBM UrbanCode=6.2.2.1

Remedy

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg2C1000218

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2016-2942?

    CVE-2016-2942 is classified as a high severity vulnerability.

  • How do I fix CVE-2016-2942?

    To fix CVE-2016-2942, upgrade to the latest version of IBM UrbanCode Deploy that addresses this vulnerability.

  • What versions of IBM UrbanCode Deploy are affected by CVE-2016-2942?

    CVE-2016-2942 impacts versions 6.0, 6.0.1, and 6.1 of IBM UrbanCode Deploy.

  • What type of attack does CVE-2016-2942 enable?

    CVE-2016-2942 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary processes on remote UCD agent machines.

  • Who is affected by CVE-2016-2942?

    Organizations using vulnerable versions of IBM UrbanCode Deploy with special permissions are at risk of CVE-2016-2942.

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