# CVE-2016-3012: Hardcoded credentials in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass access restrictions by using internal server credentials hardcoded in the IBM API Connect software package.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Dec 2016
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pgrv-2wj5-4hc4

## What is CVE-2016-3012?

CVE-2016-3012 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Api Connect, published on 1 Dec 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM API Connect (aka APIConnect) before 5.0.3.0 with NPM before 2.2.8 includes certain internal server credentials in the software package, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging knowledge of these credentials.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3012?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ibm Api Connect, Ibm Network Path Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-3012?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3012 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-3012 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3012 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Api Connect

- [CVE-2019-4202](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4202/): Command injection in API Connect (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2025-13915](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13915/): Authentication bypass in IBM API Connect (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-1469](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1469/): Command injection in API Connect (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-9074](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-9074/): IBM API Connect SQL Injection (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2019-4008](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4008/): Information disclosure in API Connect (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-3012 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-3012 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Api Connect, published on 1 Dec 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3012 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Api Connect. 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-2016-3012/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3012/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3012
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3012
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3012

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