CVE-2016-0306

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-05-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.0 before 7.0.0.41, 8.0 before 8.0.0.13, and 8.5 before 8.5.5.10, when FIPS 140-2 is enabled, misconfigures TLS, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: 7.0.0.0, 7.0.0.1, 7.0.0.2, 7.0.0.3, 7.0.0.4, 7.0.0.5 (+43)

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI56190
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21979231
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85978
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI56190
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21979231
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85978

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