Is CVE-2016-0491 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-0491 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-0491?

CVE-2016-0491 has a CVSS score of 6.4 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2016-0491?

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CVE-2016-0491 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2016-0491?

2 products: oracle application testing suite, oracle application testing suite.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Application Testing Suite component in Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control 12.4.0.2 and 12.5.0.2 allows remote attackers to affect integrity and availability via unknown vectors related to Load Testing for Web Apps. NOTE: the previous information is from the January 2016 CPU. Oracle has not commented on third-party claims that the UploadFileAction servlet allows remote authenticated users to upload and execute arbitrary files via an * (asterisk) character in the fileType parameter.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ORACLE
Published: 1/21/2016
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2016-0491

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