CVE-2016-5072

OXID eShop before 2016-06-13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a GET or POST request to the oxuser class. Fixed versions are Enterprise Edition v5.1.12, Enterprise Edition v5.2.9, Professional Edition v4.8.12, Professional Edition v4.9.9, Community Edition v4.8.12, Community Edition v4.9.9.

Published: 2017-04-10 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2016-5072 is rated Moderate Risk (62.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.92%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-5072

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.04% 1.92% -0.12%
2 2025-12-12 2.18% 2.04% -0.14%
3 2025-03-30 2.18%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-5072

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 5.9 [email protected]
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-5072

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-5072

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oxidforge oxid_eshop <= 4.9.8 cpe:2.3:a:oxidforge:oxid_eshop:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
oxidforge oxid_eshop <= 4.9.8 cpe:2.3:a:oxidforge:oxid_eshop:*:*:*:*:professional:*:*:*
oxidforge oxid_eshop <= 5.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:oxidforge:oxid_eshop:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-5072

URL Tags
https://oxidforge.org/en/security-bulletin-2016-001.html Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence