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CVE-2016-3033

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-3033 is an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting IBM AppScan Source versions 8.7 through 9.0.3.3. This flaw allows remote authenticated attackers to read arbitrary files or trigger a denial of service by submitting specially crafted XML documents. With a CVSS v3 score of 8.1 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction, potentially leading to high confidentiality and availability impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:appscan_source:8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:appscan_source:8.7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:appscan_source:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:appscan_source:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:appscan_source:9.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.1HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.39%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
69.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0139 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 17,808 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 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
securityfocus.com / bid/92388
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry