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It has been reported that KIE server and Busitess Central before version 7.21.0.Final contain username and password as plaintext Java properties. Any app deployed on the same server would have access to these properties, thus granting access to ther services.
NVD Status： Modified ，CVE State: published
Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2016-7043
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2016-7043 is rated Low Risk (39.5/100) : CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.23%).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-2016-7043
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
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Date
Old EPSS score
New EPSS score
Delta (New - Old)
1
2026-02-18
0.30%
0.23%
-0.07%
2
2025-03-30
0.62%
0.30%
-0.33%
3
2025-03-29
—
0.62%
—
Full EPSS history
(6 records total)
Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-7043
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
Base score
Version
Severity
Vector
Exploitability
Impact
Score source
5.9
3.0
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
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.
2.2
3.6
[email protected]
9.8
3.0
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9
5.9
[email protected]
5.0
2.0
MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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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-2016-7043
GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2016-7043
GHSA-pjw3-c74j-m9fj · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: maven
— Password in config file in KIE server
OS Trackers for CVE-2016-7043
Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-7043
Vendor
Product
Version
Raw CPE
redhat
kie-server
< 7.21.0
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kie-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References for CVE-2016-7043
cvelogic
Threat Intelligence