What is CVE-2016-3042?

CVE-2016-3042 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2016-10-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-3042?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in IBM Websphere Application Server

CVE-2016-3042

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web UI in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Liberty before 16.0.0.3 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving OpenID Connect clients.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2016-10-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (65.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.2% 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 Websphere Application Server

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (vendor-advisory, Not Applicable)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92985 (vdb-entry)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3042?: CVE-2016-3042 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2016-10-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-3042?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.