CVE-2016-3023

IBM Security Access Manager for Web could allow an unauthenticated user to gain access to sensitive information by entering invalid file names.

Published: 2017-02-01 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2016-3023 is rated Moderate Risk (43.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.13%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-3023

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 0.30% 1.13% +0.83%
2 2025-03-30 0.46% 0.30% -0.16%
3 2025-03-29 0.46%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-3023

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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: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.
3.9 1.4 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-3023

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-3023

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm security_access_manager_9.0_firmware 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_9.0_firmware:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_9.0_firmware 9.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_9.0_firmware:9.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_9.0_firmware 9.0.1.0 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_9.0_firmware:9.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware 8.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware 8.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware 8.0.0.3 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware 8.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware 8.0.1.0 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware:8.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware 8.0.1.2 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware:8.0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware 8.0.1.3 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware:8.0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware 8.0.1.4 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware:8.0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware 7.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware:7.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware 7.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware:7.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware 7.0.0.3 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware:7.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware 7.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware:7.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware 7.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware:7.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware 7.0.0.6 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware:7.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware 7.0.0.7 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware:7.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware 7.0.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware:7.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware 7.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware:7.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware 7.0.0.10 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware:7.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware 7.0.0.11 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware:7.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware 7.0.0.12 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware:7.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware 7.0.0.13 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware:7.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware 7.0.0.14 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware:7.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware 7.0.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware:7.0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware 7.0.0.16 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware:7.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware 8.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware 8.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware 8.0.0.3 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware 8.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware 8.0.1.0 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware 8.0.1.2 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware 8.0.1.3 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware 8.0.1.4 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-3023

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