CVE-2016-0234 [Medium] | Information Disclosure in Openpages Grc Platform

CVE-2016-0234 is rated Low Risk (24.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.33%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.04%	0.33%	+0.29%
2	2023-03-07	0.89%	0.04%	-0.84%
3	2022-02-04	—	0.89%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.04%

0.33%

+0.29%

2023-03-07

0.89%

0.04%

-0.84%

2022-02-04

—

0.89%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
4.0	3.0	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:L) They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:L) Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	2.5	1.4	[email protected]
3.3	3.0	LOW	`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:L) They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:L) Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	1.8	1.4	[email protected]
2.1	2.0	LOW	`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N` Click to expand Access vector (AV:L) Requires local access to the target system. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:P) Partial confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:N) No integrity impact. Availability impact (A:N) No availability impact.	3.9	2.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

4.0

3.0

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:L): They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L): Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

2.5

1.4

[email protected]

3.3

3.0

LOW

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:L): They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L): Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

1.8

1.4

[email protected]

2.1

2.0

LOW

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand

Access vector (AV:L): Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P): Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N): No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N): No availability impact.

3.9

2.9

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-0234

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
ibm	openpages_grc_platform	>= 7.1.0.0, <= 7.1.0.3	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openpages_grc_platform::::::::
ibm	openpages_grc_platform	>= 7.2.0.0, <= 7.2.0.2	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openpages_grc_platform::::::::
ibm	openpages_grc_platform	7.3.0.0	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openpages_grc_platform:7.3.0.0:::::::*

References for CVE-2016-0234

URL	Tags
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21997687	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110303	VDB Entry Vendor Advisory

URL

CVE-2016-0234

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-0234

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-0234

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Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-0234

References for CVE-2016-0234