CVE-2016-9873: emc documentum_d2 Command Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-9873 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Command Injection vulnerability in emc documentum_d2. EPSS estimates a 1.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 03-02-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

EMC Documentum D2 version 4.5 and EMC Documentum D2 version 4.6 has a DQL Injection Vulnerability that could potentially be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system. An authenticated low-privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to access information, modify data or disrupt services by causing execution of arbitrary DQL commands on the application.

• CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.