What is CVE-2016-0295?

CVE-2016-0295 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Platform, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-02-28.

How severe is CVE-2016-0295?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

CSRF in IBM Bigfix Platform

CVE-2016-0295

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the IBM BigFix Platform 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, and 9.5 before 9.5.2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that insert XSS sequences. IBM X-Force ID: 111363.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2018-02-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (62.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 62.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Bigfix Platform — versions 9.0, 9.1, 9.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111363 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0295?: CVE-2016-0295 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Platform, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-02-28.
How severe is CVE-2016-0295?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.