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CVE-2016-0288

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-0288 is an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting IBM Security AppScan Standard versions 8.7.x, 8.8.x, and 9.x before 9.0.3.2, and Security AppScan Enterprise. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files by submitting a crafted XML document. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), the attack requires low privileges and network access, but has a high impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.7.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.7.0.0:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
8.7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.7.0.1:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
8.8.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.8.0.0:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
9.0.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:9.0.0.0:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
9.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:9.0.0.1:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.55%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
72.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0155 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 21,939 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id/1035927