VDB-98396 · CVE-2016-5754 · GCVE-0-2016-5754

NetIQ Access Manager up to 4.1.2/4.2.1 SP1 information disclosure

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6.1	$0-$5k	0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NetIQ Access Manager up to 4.1.2/4.2.1 SP1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-5754. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NetIQ Access Manager up to 4.1.2/4.2.1 SP1 (Access Management Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Presence of a .htaccess file could leak information in NetIQ Access Manager 4.1 before 4.1.2 Hot Fix 1 and 4.2 before SP2.

The bug was discovered 07/04/2016. The weakness was released 03/23/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at novell.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-5754 since 06/23/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 262 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 4.1.2 HF1 or 4.2 SP2 eliminates this vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-98400, VDB-98399, VDB-98398 and VDB-98397. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Access Management Software

Vendor

NetIQ

Name

Access Manager

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.microfocus.com/netiq/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Access Manager 4.1.2 HF1/4.2 SP2

Timelineinfo

06/23/2016 🔍
07/04/2016 +11 days 🔍
03/23/2017 +262 days 🔍
03/23/2017 +0 days 🔍
03/23/2017 +0 days 🔍
09/11/2020 +1268 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microfocus.com

Advisory: novell.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2016-5754 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5754
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98396
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-5754 - NetIQ - Access Manager - Information Disclosure Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2017 15:31
Updated: 09/11/2020 08:38
Changes: 03/23/2017 15:31 (60), 09/11/2020 08:38 (3)
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