What is CVE-2016-9736?

CVE-2016-9736 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-06-08.

How severe is CVE-2016-9736?

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

Information disclosure in IBM Websphere Application Server

CVE-2016-9736

IBM WebSphere Application Server using malformed SOAP requests could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2017-06-08 · 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: 0.023 (82.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Websphere Application Server — versions 8.0, 9.0, 8.5
IBM Websphere Application Server — versions 8.0, 8.5, 9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/119780 (VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/96076 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9736?: CVE-2016-9736 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-06-08.
How severe is CVE-2016-9736?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.