What is CVE-2016-9983?

CVE-2016-9983 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Sterling B2b Integrator, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-06-22.

How severe is CVE-2016-9983?

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

Information disclosure in IBM Sterling B2b Integrator

CVE-2016-9983

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 5.2 could allow an authenticated user with special privileges to view files that they should not have access to. IBM X-Force ID: 120275.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2017-06-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (65.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.3% 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 Sterling B2b Integrator — versions 5.2.6, 5.2.4, 5.2.1
IBM Sterling B2b Integrator — versions 5.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/99198 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120275 (VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9983?: CVE-2016-9983 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Sterling B2b Integrator, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-06-22.
How severe is CVE-2016-9983?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.