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CVE-2016-0914


EMC Documentum WebTop 6.8 before Patch 13 and 6.8.1 before Patch 02, Documentum Administrator 7.x before 7.2 Patch 13, Documentum Capital Projects 1.9 before Patch 23 and 1.10 before Patch 10, and Documentum TaskSpace 6.7 SP3 allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and execute arbitrary IAPI/IDQL commands via the IAPI/IDQL interface.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.3, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, and limited availability for affected systems. Impacting 4 products from emc, from emc, from emc and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2016, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.


Published

2016-06-23T00:59:01.223

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 6.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-284

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application emc documentum_administrator 7.0 Yes
Application emc documentum_administrator 7.1 Yes
Application emc documentum_administrator 7.2 Yes
Application emc documentum_capital_projects 1.9 Yes
Application emc documentum_capital_projects 1.10 Yes
Application emc documentum_taskspace 6.7 Yes
Application emc documentum_webtop 6.8 Yes
Application emc documentum_webtop 6.8.1 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For emc's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.