What is CVE-2016-5986?

CVE-2016-5986 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere_application_server, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-10-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-5986?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Ibm Websphere_application_server

CVE-2016-5986

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.x before 7.0.0.43, 8.0.x before 8.0.0.13, 8.5.x before 8.5.5.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.0.2, and Liberty before 16.0.0.3 mishandles responses, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information…

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.003 (56.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Websphere_application_server — versions 7.0, 7.0.0.0, 7.0.0.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
93013 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
1036838 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
PI67093 (vendor-advisory, Not Applicable, x_refsource_AIXAPAR)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5986?: CVE-2016-5986 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere_application_server, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-10-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-5986?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.