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

EPSS: 0.002 (43.2th 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_mq
Ibm Corporation Websphere Mq — versions 8.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

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

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.