CVE-2016-0238
IBM Security Guardium 9.0, 9.1, 9.5, 10.0, and 10.1 transmits sensitive data in cleartext in the...
IBM Security Guardium 9.0, 9.1, 9.5, 10.0, and 10.1 transmits sensitive data in cleartext in the query of the request. This could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 110409
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
IBM Security Guardium 9.0, 9.1, 9.5, 10.0, and 10.1 transmits sensitive data in cleartext in the query of the request. This could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 110409
- Record
CVE-2016-0238- CVSS 3.0
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
IBM Security Guardium 9.0, 9.1, 9.5, 10.0, and 10.1 transmits sensitive data in cleartext in the query of the request. This could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 110409
- Record
CVE-2016-0238- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-0273 No score
IBM Security Guardium 9.0, 9.1, 9.5, 10.0, and 10.1 transmits sensitive data in cleartext in the query of the request. This could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 110409
- Record
EUVD-2016-0273- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c344-cfmm-v5wj
IBM Security Guardium 9.0, 9.1, 9.5, 10.0, and 10.1 transmits sensitive data in cleartext in the...
IBM Security Guardium 9.0, 9.1, 9.5, 10.0, and 10.1 transmits sensitive data in cleartext in the query of the request. This could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 110409
- Record
GHSA-c344-cfmm-v5wj- CVSS 3.0
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-0238 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.7) in Ibm Security Guardium, published July 5, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.94%, the 60th percentile. No source names a fixed version.