What is CVE-2016-0369?

CVE-2016-0369 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Forms Experience Builder, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2018-02-21.

How severe is CVE-2016-0369?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.

XXE in IBM Forms Experience Builder

CVE-2016-0369

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in IBM Forms Experience Builder 8.5, 8.5.1, and 8.6 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information via crafted XML data. IBM X-Force ID: 112088.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2018-02-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.9% 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 Forms Experience Builder — versions 8.5, 8.5.1, 8.6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/112088 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0369?: CVE-2016-0369 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Forms Experience Builder, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2018-02-21.
How severe is CVE-2016-0369?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.