What is CVE-2016-6080?

CVE-2016-6080 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Message Broker, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-02-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-6080?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Websphere Message Broker

CVE-2016-6080

The WebAdmin context for WebSphere Message Broker allows directory listings which could disclose sensitive information to the attacker.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2017-02-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (62.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 62.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Websphere Message Broker — versions 8.0
IBM Corporation Websphere Message Broker — versions 6.1.0.2, 7.0.0.3, 7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/94641 (Technical Description, VDB Entry, vdb-entry)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6080?: CVE-2016-6080 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Message Broker, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-6080?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.