# CVE-2016-3531: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can access sensitive information in Oracle Agile PLM via the PC/Notification component.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jul 2016
- **Updated:** 11 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hh6j-q4w5-865f

## What is CVE-2016-3531?

CVE-2016-3531 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management, published on 21 Jul 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Agile PLM component in Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite 9.3.4 and 9.3.5 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality via vectors related to PC / Notification.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3531?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-3531?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3531 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-3531 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3531 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management

- [CVE-2024-20953](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-20953/): Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Deserialization (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-21287](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21287/): Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Incorrect Authorization (high 7.5, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-2725](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-2725/): Oracle WebLogic Server, Injection (high 7.5, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-21556](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21556/): Missing authorization in Oracle Agile PLM Framework (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-71040](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-71040/): Auth bypass in Oracle Agile PLM (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-3531 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-3531 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management, published on 21 Jul 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3531 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management. 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-2016-3531/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3531/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3531
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3531
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3531

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