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CVE-2016-0389

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-0389 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the Admin Center of IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Liberty, specifically versions 8.5.5.2 through 8.5.5.9 before Fix Pack 16.0.0.2. This medium-severity vulnerability, rated 5.3 CVSSv3, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information without authentication or user interaction. While the vulnerability has a low EPSS score and no known public exploits, Metasploit modules, or community discussion, organizations using affected WAS Liberty versions should apply the recommended fix pack to mitigate potential risks.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.5.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.5.2:*:*:*:liberty:*:*:*
8.5.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.5.3:*:*:*:liberty:*:*:*
8.5.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.5.4:*:*:*:liberty:*:*:*
8.5.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.5.5:*:*:*:liberty:*:*:*
8.5.5.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.5.6:*:*:*:liberty:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.3MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.91%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0191 is in the 65th percentile among its peer group of 23,705 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/91515