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CVE-2016-3542

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-3542 is an unspecified vulnerability within the Oracle Knowledge Management component of Oracle E-Business Suite versions 12.1.1 through 12.2.5. This flaw allows remote administrators to compromise the confidentiality and integrity of the system. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), it can be exploited over the network with low attack complexity, leading to high impact on confidentiality and integrity. While not listed in CISA KEV, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-44041) indicates a potential for XML External Entity leading to Remote Code Execution, despite no active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
12.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:knowledge_management:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:knowledge_management:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:knowledge_management:12.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:knowledge_management:12.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:knowledge_management:12.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.2
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.69%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-44041 · Mar 17, 2017
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0969 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 3,561 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 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/91787
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/91873
securitytracker.com / id/1036403