CVE-2016-0956

Exp

The Servlets Post component 2.3.6 in Apache Sling, as used in Adobe Experience Manager 5.6.1, 6.0.0, and 6.1.0, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2016-02-10 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-0956 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.5/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 46.19%, 99th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +32.91% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2016-0956

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
39435 exploit_db edb 2016-02-10 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-0956

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 13.28% 46.19% +32.91%
2 2026-03-04 16.04% 13.28% -2.77%
3 2026-03-01 — 16.04% —

Full EPSS history (35 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-0956

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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: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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-0956

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2016-0956

GHSA-m27m-628v-xxp2 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache Sling Servlets Post

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-0956

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache sling — cpe:2.3:a:apache:sling:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe experience_manager 5.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe experience_manager 6.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe experience_manager 6.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-0956

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