VDB-97402 · CVE-2016-8233 · BID 95992

Lenovo XClarity Administrator up to 1.2.1 Log File log file

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Lenovo XClarity Administrator up to 1.2.1 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Log File Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to log file. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-8233. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Lenovo XClarity Administrator up to 1.2.1 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Log File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a log file vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-532. Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Log files generated by Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA) versions earlier than 1.2.2 may contain user credentials in a non-secure, clear text form that could be viewed by a non-privileged user.

The bug was discovered 03/01/2017. The weakness was disclosed 03/01/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at support.lenovo.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-8233 since 09/16/2016. Local access is required to approach this attack. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 1.2.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 95992†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Log file
CWE: CWE-532 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: XClarity Administrator 1.2.2

Timelineinfo

09/16/2016 🔍
02/02/2017 +139 days 🔍
03/01/2017 +27 days 🔍
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03/02/2017 +1 days 🔍
09/03/2020 +1281 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: lenovo.com

Advisory: support.lenovo.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-8233 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8233
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97402
SecurityFocus: 95992 - Lenovo XClarity Administrator CVE-2016-8233 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8233 - Lenovo - XClarity Administrator - Information Disclosure Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 03/02/2017 09:54
Updated: 09/03/2020 07:55
Changes: 03/02/2017 09:54 (60), 09/03/2020 07:55 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:877:103

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