VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-3020

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.25%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-02-07
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.0.0, 8.0.0, and 9.0.0 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper content validation. By persuading a victim to open specially-crafted content, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass validation and load a page with malicious content.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control

Primary references