HIGH
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.x before 7.0.0.43, 8.0.x before 8.0.0.13, 8.5.x before 8.5.5.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.0.2, and Liberty before 16.0.0.3 mishandles responses, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors
Published Oct 1, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.42%
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.x before 7.0.0.43, 8.0.x before 8.0.0.13, 8.5.x before 8.5.5.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.0.2, and Liberty before 16.0.0.3 mishandles responses, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 7.0
- 7.0.0.0
- 7.0.0.1
- 7.0.0.2
- 7.0.0.3
- 7.0.0.4
- 7.0.0.5
- 7.0.0.6
- 7.0.0.7
- 7.0.0.8
- 7.0.0.9
- 7.0.0.10
- 7.0.0.11
- 7.0.0.12
- 7.0.0.13
- 7.0.0.14
- 7.0.0.15
- 7.0.0.16
- 7.0.0.17
- 7.0.0.18
- 7.0.0.19
- 7.0.0.21
- 7.0.0.22
- 7.0.0.23
- 7.0.0.24
- 7.0.0.25
- 7.0.0.27
- 7.0.0.28
- 7.0.0.29
- 7.0.0.31
- 7.0.0.32
- 7.0.0.33
- 7.0.0.34
- 7.0.0.35
- 7.0.0.36
- 7.0.0.37
- 7.0.0.38
- 7.0.0.39
- 7.0.0.41
- 8.0
- 8.0.0.0
- 8.0.0.1
- 8.0.0.2
- 8.0.0.3
- 8.0.0.4
- 8.0.0.5
- 8.0.0.6
- 8.0.0.7
- 8.0.0.8
- 8.0.0.9
- 8.0.0.10
- 8.0.0.11
- 8.0.0.12
- 8.5.0.0
- 8.5.0.0
- 8.5.0.1
- 8.5.0.2
- 8.5.5.0
- 8.5.5.1
- 8.5.5.2
- 8.5.5.4
- 8.5.5.5
- 8.5.5.6
- 8.5.5.7
- 8.5.5.8
- 8.5.5.9
- 9.0.0.0
Configuration 2
OR
- 7.0
- 7.0.0.0
- 7.0.0.1
- 7.0.0.2
- 7.0.0.3
- 7.0.0.4
- 7.0.0.5
- 7.0.0.6
- 7.0.0.7
- 7.0.0.8
- 7.0.0.9
- 7.0.0.10
- 7.0.0.11
- 7.0.0.12
- 7.0.0.13
- 7.0.0.14
- 7.0.0.15
- 7.0.0.16
- 7.0.0.17
- 7.0.0.18
- 7.0.0.19
- 7.0.0.21
- 7.0.0.22
- 7.0.0.23
- 7.0.0.24
- 7.0.0.25
- 7.0.0.27
- 7.0.0.28
- 7.0.0.29
- 7.0.0.31
- 7.0.0.32
- 7.0.0.33
- 7.0.0.34
- 7.0.0.35
- 7.0.0.36
- 7.0.0.37
- 7.0.0.38
- 7.0.0.39
- 7.0.0.41
- 8.0
- 8.0.0.0
- 8.0.0.1
- 8.0.0.2
- 8.0.0.3
- 8.0.0.4
- 8.0.0.5
- 8.0.0.6
- 8.0.0.7
- 8.0.0.8
- 8.0.0.9
- 8.0.0.10
- 8.0.0.11
- 8.0.0.12
- 8.5.0.0
- 8.5.0.0
- 8.5.0.1
- 8.5.0.2
- 8.5.5.0
- 8.5.5.1
- 8.5.5.2
- 8.5.5.4
- 8.5.5.5
- 8.5.5.6
- 8.5.5.7
- 8.5.5.8
- 8.5.5.9
- 8.5.5.10
- 9.0.0.0
- 9.0.0.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.42% 0.02415
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02415
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.42% (0.02415) | 83.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.42% (0.02415) | 81.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.41% (0.00411) | 59.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00173) | 55.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00173) | 54.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00137) | 47.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI67093 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARNot Applicable
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21990056 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93013 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036838 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI67093 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARNot Applicable | |
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21990056 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93013 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036838 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner ibm
Published Oct 1, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 29, 2016
Link CVE-2016-5986
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a