What is CVE-2016-3040?

CVE-2016-3040 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2016-09-26.

How severe is CVE-2016-3040?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Open Redirect in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance

CVE-2016-3040

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Liberty, as used in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager (ISPIM) Virtual Appliance 2.x before 2.0.2 FP8, allows remote authenticated users to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: Open Redirect

Published 2016-09-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (63.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance — versions 2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-601 — URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect)

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/92986 (vdb-entry)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3040?: CVE-2016-3040 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2016-09-26.
How severe is CVE-2016-3040?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.