# CVE-2016-0568: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can compromise confidentiality in Oracle Email Center via unknown vectors, requiring attention from E-Business Suite administrators.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not stated
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not stated
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jan 2016
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7f87-g6c4-2wcm

## What is CVE-2016-0568?

CVE-2016-0568 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jan 2016. It can be exploited over the network.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Email Center component in Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1.1, 12.1.2, and 12.1.3 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to Server Components.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0568?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Email Center.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-0568?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0568 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-0568 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0568 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-2209](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-2209/): Information disclosure in Email Center (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2026-62448](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-62448/): Missing authorization in Oracle Email Center (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2021-2090](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-2090/): Cross-site scripting in Email Center (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2021-2098](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-2098/): Cross-site scripting in Email Center (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2020-14666](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14666/): Cross-site scripting in Email Center (high 8.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-0568 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-0568 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jan 2016. It can be exploited over the network.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0568 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0568/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0568/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0568
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0568
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0568

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0568/
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