CVE-2016-3016· NVD / CVE Program· CNA ibm

IBM Security Access Manager for Web processes patches, image backups and other updates without sufficiently verifying the origin and integri

IBM Security Access Manager for Web processes patches, image backups and other updates without sufficiently verifying the origin and integrity of the code, which could allow an authenticated attacker to load malicious code.

MediumCVSS 4.4 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded

Published: Feb 1, 2017
Updated: Jun 16, 2026
EPSS: 0.4% · 26th percentile
CWE: CWE-345

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Low priority for now.

CVSS: 17 / 40 · 4.4 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 0 / 30 · 0.4%

Affected systems

Vendor	Product	CPE
ibm	security access manager 9.0 firmware	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_9.0_firmware
ibm	security access manager for mobile 8.0 firmware	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware
ibm	security access manager for web 7.0 firmware	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware
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 appliance	cpe:2.3:h:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_appliance
ibm	security access manager for web appliance	cpe:2.3:h:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_appliance

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

ibm security access manager 9.0 firmware9.0.0
ibm security access manager 9.0 firmware9.0.0.1
ibm security access manager 9.0 firmware9.0.1.0
ibm security access manager for mobile 8.0 firmware8.0.0.1
ibm security access manager for mobile 8.0 firmware8.0.0.2
ibm security access manager for mobile 8.0 firmware8.0.0.3
ibm security access manager for mobile 8.0 firmware8.0.0.5
ibm security access manager for mobile 8.0 firmware8.0.1.0
ibm security access manager for mobile 8.0 firmware8.0.1.2
ibm security access manager for mobile 8.0 firmware8.0.1.3
ibm security access manager for mobile 8.0 firmware8.0.1.4
ibm security access manager for web 7.0 firmware7.0.0.1
ibm security access manager for web 7.0 firmware7.0.0.10
ibm security access manager for web 7.0 firmware7.0.0.11
ibm security access manager for web 7.0 firmware7.0.0.12
ibm security access manager for web 7.0 firmware7.0.0.13
ibm security access manager for web 7.0 firmware7.0.0.14
ibm security access manager for web 7.0 firmware7.0.0.15
ibm security access manager for web 7.0 firmware7.0.0.16
ibm security access manager for web 7.0 firmware7.0.0.2

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (ibm). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

IBM Corporation Access Manager
- 7.0.0, 9.0.1, 9.0, 9.0.0.1, 8.0.0, 8.0.0.1, 8.0.0.2, 8.0.0.3, 8.0.0.4, 8.0.0.5, 8.0.1, 8.0.1.2 … (+4)affected

Same product

ibm: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

CVE-2016-2908IBM Single Sign On for Bluemix could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a XML external entity (XXE) error wh
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CVE-2017-1453IBM Security Access Manager Appliance 9.0.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
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CVE-2016-3029IBM Security Access Manager for Web is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unaut
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CVE-2015-5018IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.0.0 before FP19 and 8.0 before 8.0.1.3 IF3, and Security Access Manager 9.0 before 9.0.0.0 IF1, allows
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CVE-2017-1477IBM Security Access Manager Appliance 9.0.3 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data.
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CVE-2016-3017IBM Security Access Manager for Web could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to security misconfigurations.
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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

IBMHackerOne · disclosure only (VDP)

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
Administrator privileges are required.
No user action is required.
Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality: none
Integrity: high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability: none

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: High
Privileges required: High
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: None
Integrity impact: High
Availability impact: None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-345 · Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Attack context

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Noroxi analysis

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995518

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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