What is CVE-2016-9717?

CVE-2016-9717 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Infosphere Master Data Management, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-07-31.

How severe is CVE-2016-9717?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in IBM Infosphere Master Data Management

CVE-2016-9717

HTTP Parameter Override is identified in the IBM Infosphere Master Data Management (MDM) 10.1. 11.0. 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, and 11.6 product. It enables attackers by exposing the presence of duplicated parameters which may produce an anomalous behavior in the application that can be potentially exploited.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2017-07-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (64.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 64.8% 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 Infosphere Master Data Management — versions 11.3, 11.0, 10.1
IBM Infosphere Master Data Management Server — versions 10.1, 11.0, 11.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/100074 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/119730 (VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9717?: CVE-2016-9717 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Infosphere Master Data Management, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-07-31.
How severe is CVE-2016-9717?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.