CVE-2016-5939 (GCVE-0-2016-5939)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-02-01 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:15
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
6.3 (Medium)
CWE
- Data Manipulation
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21992129 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93523 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Corporation | Kenexa LMS on Cloud |
Affected:
13.0
Affected: 13.1 Affected: 13.2 Affected: 13.2.2 Affected: 13.2.3 Affected: 13.2.4 Affected: 14.0.0 Affected: 14.1.0 Affected: 14.2.0 |
guessed |
Date Public
2017-02-01 00:00
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