Kenexa Lms
CVE-2016-8931
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Access control enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.12%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system. |
Get an e-mail when this CVE is exploited, patched or re-scored. Free account.
Alert meAnalysisAI
IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable server. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
Affects your stack
Find out whether the stacks and servers you run are on an affected version.
Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.
Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-284. IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable server. Affected products include: Ibm Kenexa Lms.
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable server.
Threat Intelligence Overview
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
How this decision was reached
The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.
What every action level means
SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
More in Kenexa Lms
View allIBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files, which could allow the attacker to execu
IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud is vulnerable to SQL injection. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.6), this vulnerability is remotely e
IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud is vulnerable to SQL injection. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.6), this vulnerability is remotely e
IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. Rated medium severity (CVSS
IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. Rated medium severity (CVSS
IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud 13.1, 13.2, 13.2.2, 13.2.3, 13.2.4 and 14.0.0 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting. Rated medi
IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud is vulnerable to SQL injection. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely
IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is r
IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is r
IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud allows web pages to be stored locally which can be read by another user on the system. Rated low
GitHub PoC
Exploit-DB