CVE-2016-0370

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Forms Experience Builder 8.5.x and 8.6.x before 8.6.3 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted input to an application that was built with this product.

Published: 2016-09-01 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2016-0370 is rated Low Risk (30.9/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.91%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-0370

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.16% 0.91% +0.75%
2 2025-03-30 0.13% 0.16% +0.03%
3 2025-03-29 0.13%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-0370

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.7 3.0 LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
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:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
1.2 1.4 [email protected]
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-0370

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-0370

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm forms_experience_builder 8.5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_experience_builder:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm forms_experience_builder 8.5.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_experience_builder:8.5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm forms_experience_builder 8.5.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_experience_builder:8.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm forms_experience_builder 8.6.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_experience_builder:8.6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm forms_experience_builder 8.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_experience_builder:8.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm forms_experience_builder 8.6.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_experience_builder:8.6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm forms_experience_builder 8.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_experience_builder:8.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm forms_experience_builder 8.6.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:forms_experience_builder:8.6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-0370

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