CVE-2016-0360 is a critical deserialization vulnerability affecting IBM WebSphere MQ JMS clients (versions 7.0.1, 7.1, 7.5, 8.0, and 9.0). This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary Java code remotely by sending specially crafted objects to the client, which then deserializes them from an untrusted source. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq_jms:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq_jms:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq_jms:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq_jms:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq_jms:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.