What is CVE-2016-0306?

CVE-2016-0306 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2016-05-17.

How severe is CVE-2016-0306?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Websphere Application Server

CVE-2016-0306

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.0 before 7.0.0.41, 8.0 before 8.0.0.13, and 8.5 before 8.5.5.10, when FIPS 140-2 is enabled, misconfigures TLS, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.014 (69.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Websphere_application_server — versions 7.0.0.0, 7.0.0.1, 7.0.0.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_AIXAPAR)
psirt@us.ibm.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0306?: CVE-2016-0306 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2016-05-17.
How severe is CVE-2016-0306?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.