CVE-2016-6072

IBM Maximo Asset Management is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.

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-2016-6072 is rated Low Risk (36.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.21%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-6072

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 2025-03-17 0.05% 0.21% +0.16%
2 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.05% -0.84%
3 2022-02-04 — 0.89% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-6072

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.4 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
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.
 2.3 2.7 [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-2016-6072

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-6072

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm maximo_asset_management 7.6.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_asset_management:7.6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_for_aviation — cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_aviation:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_for_life_sciences — cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_life_sciences:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_for_nuclear_power — cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_nuclear_power:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_for_oil_and_gas — cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_oil_and_gas:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_for_transportation — cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_transportation:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm maximo_for_utilities — cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_for_utilities:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm smartcloud_control_desk — cpe:2.3:a:ibm:smartcloud_control_desk:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_asset_management_for_it — cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_asset_management_for_it:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_change_and_configuration_management_database — cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_change_and_configuration_management_database:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_integration_composer — cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_integration_composer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_service_request_manager — cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_service_request_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-6072

URL Tags
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991893 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94355 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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