CVE-2016-3046

IBM Security Access Manager for Web is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements which could allow the attacker to view information in the back-end database.

Published: 2017-02-01 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-3046 is rated Low Risk (31/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.91%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-3046

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 0.06% 0.91% +0.85%
2 2023-03-07 1.05% 0.06% -0.99%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.05% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-3046

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: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: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: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.
 1.2 1.4 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-3046

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-3046

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_mobile — cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_9.0_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_9.0_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-3046

URL Tags
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995527 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95104 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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