What is CVE-2016-3052?

CVE-2016-3052 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Mq, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-02-22.

How severe is CVE-2016-3052?

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

Information disclosure in IBM Websphere Mq

CVE-2016-3052

Under non-standard configurations, IBM WebSphere MQ might send password data in clear text over the network. This data could be intercepted using man in the middle techniques.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2017-02-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 55.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Websphere Mq
IBM Corporation Websphere Mq — versions 8.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/96400 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3052?: CVE-2016-3052 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Mq, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-02-22.
How severe is CVE-2016-3052?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.