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CVE-2016-0956

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-0956 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the Servlets Post component 2.3.6 of Apache Sling, affecting Adobe Experience Manager versions 5.6.1, 6.0.0, and 6.1.0. This flaw allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information through unspecified vectors. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), it presents a low-complexity network attack with high confidentiality impact, requiring no user interaction or privileges. While not on the KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-39435) exists, indicating public exploit code, and it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:sling:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
46.19%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-39435 · Feb 10, 2016
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.4619 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.servlets.postFixed in: 2.3.8

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-m27m-628v-xxp2high

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache Sling Servlets Post

May 14, 2022

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/135720/Apache-Sling-Framework-2.3.6-Information-Disclosure.html
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/48
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/experience-manager/apsb16-05.html
PatchVendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/39435
securityfocus.com / archive/1/537498/100/0/threaded