CVE-2016-3027
IBM Security Access Manager for Web is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML...
IBM Security Access Manager for Web is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information or consume all available memory resources.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
IBM Security Access Manager for Web is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information or consume all available memory resources.
- Record
CVE-2016-3027- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
IBM Security Access Manager for Web is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information or consume all available memory resources.
- Record
CVE-2016-3027- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-4100 No score
IBM Security Access Manager for Web is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information or consume all available memory resources.
- Record
EUVD-2016-4100- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q9gv-r7q5-76r2
IBM Security Access Manager for Web is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML...
IBM Security Access Manager for Web is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information or consume all available memory resources.
- Record
GHSA-q9gv-r7q5-76r2- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-3027 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Ibm Corporation Access Manager, published February 1, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.31%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.