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CVE-2016-0238

13
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-0238 describes a cleartext transmission vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium versions 9.0, 9.1, 9.5, 10.0, and 10.1. This flaw allows sensitive data to be sent unencrypted within request queries, enabling a remote attacker to intercept information via man-in-the-middle attacks. Rated with a CVSSv3 score of 3.7 (Low), the vulnerability requires high attack complexity but does not necessitate user interaction or privileges. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

3.7LOW

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.94%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
57.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0094 is in the 37th percentile among its peer group of 1,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/110409
Vendor Advisory
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/99379
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry