CVE-2016-2914 — 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

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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 Aug 8, 2016

5.4

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 1.28%

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.28% 0.01281

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01281

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.28% (0.01281)	68.98th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.28% (0.01281)	66.16th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
May 3, 2026	3.27% (0.03269)	87.21th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	1.12% (0.01119)	76.71th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.12% (0.00117)	47.14th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jul 10, 2024	0.12% (0.00117)	45.91th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.12% (0.00117)	43.88th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	2.66% (0.02662)	82.25th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	2.66% (0.02662)	80.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	2.66% (0.02662)	61.85th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-434

Unrestricted Upload of File

References (2)

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21988263
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92334
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21988263		x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92334		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner ibm

Published Aug 8, 2016

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Mar 9, 2016

Link CVE-2016-2914

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2016-2914

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2016-2914