CVE-2016-9736 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server using malformed SOAP requests could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information.

Published: 2017-06-08

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

WebSphere Application Server

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`8.0`	affected	—
`8.5`	affected	—
`8.5.5`	affected	—
`9.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:9.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-10537	IBM WebSphere Application Server using malformed SOAP requests could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

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.

The EPSS score is 0.00509.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991469
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996820
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96076
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/119780

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Websphere Application Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2017-06-08T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:59:03.476Z

Reserved: 2016-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-9736

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-06-08T21:29:00.580

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-9736

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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